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News Article | March 1, 2015
The TPP: A Secret, Dirty Deal
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A trade deal the U.S. is negotiating in secret with 11 other countries would slash labor rights; obstruct access to medication; degrade food safety; weaken regulations that keep our air and water cle...
News Article | March 1, 2015
APWU Joins “Government Works for America” Rally
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Members of the APWU endured freezing temperatures with their brothers and sisters from other federal and postal unions at a “Government Works for America” rally organized by the American Federation o...
News Article | March 1, 2015
‘Stop Staples’ Campaign Disrupts Privatization Push
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Since the Postal Service launched its no-bid deal with Staples, thousands of postal workers and supporters have made headlines boycotting and protesting the office-supply chain – and their efforts hav...
News Article | March 1, 2015
Have You Seen the Video?
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The launch of A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service featured the debut of a 2-minute video, “Our Postal Service,” featuring actor-activist Danny Glover. For Glover, it’s personal. In the...
News Article | March 1, 2015
A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) On Feb. 12, more than 60 national organizations joined forces to launch A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service. The debut of the Alliance included the premiere of a video featuring actor-...
News Article | March 1, 2015
On the Worker Floor: Stickers and More
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As negotiations began, APWU members on the work floor expressed solidarity. Across the country members wore stickers on opening day that said, “Good Service! Good Jobs! Contract Now!” Many took “selfi...
News Article | February 28, 2015
From ‘Collective Begging’ Collective Bargaining
March 2015 marks the 45th anniversary of the Great Postal Strike of 1970. The courage and solidarity shown by thousands of union members during the wildcat job action resulted in vastly improved wages and benefits.
News Article | February 28, 2015
Rose Schneiderman Organizes Garment Workers in New York
Rose Schneiderman was a trailblazer for workers’ rights in the Lower East Side of New York City at the turn of the 20th Century. She organized and co-founded several unions, was a friend and advisor to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and was a champion for rights still being fought for today. Twenty-y...
News Article | February 27, 2015
e-Team Report, Feb. 27, 2015
Congressional Support Grows for Prompt, Reliable MailUSPS Should Nix Mail Delays, Say Reps The bipartisan coalition of lawmakers saying “No” to delayed mail is growing by the day. Since the end of January, 71 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of House Resolu...
News Article | February 27, 2015
Alliance Joins House Members to Protect Social Security Disability Insurance
On Wednesday, the Alliance joined Democratic Representatives Xavier Becerra (CA), Sander Levin (MI), Jan Schakowsky (IL), and Doris Matsui (CA), and allies in speaking out on a tele-press conference call focused on protecting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), which has come under attack b...
News Article | February 27, 2015
Refinery Workers Strike for Safety
On Feb. 1, for the first time in 35 years, the United Steel Workers Union (USW) announced work stoppages at oil refineries in five states to protest hazardous conditions facing workers and residents who live in nearby communities.
News Article | February 26, 2015
APWU President Reports on Negotiations
UPDATE: The log-in problem some APWU members were experiencing has been corrected. APWU President Mark Dimondstein has presented his first update for union members on the status of contract negotiations. The bargaining report is available to APWU members only.
News Article | February 26, 2015
e-Team Report, Feb. 26, 2015
Republicans in Wisconsin are attempting to rush so-called “Right to Work” legislation through the state Senate. Just days ago, Governor Scott Walker stated he would sign such legislation if it reaches his desk, a stark reversal from his campaign promise not to support right to work legislation – a m...
News Article | February 23, 2015
Workers Show Union Pride as Negotiations Begin
As contract negotiations got underway, APWU members across the country displayed union solidarity. Click here to see photos.
News Article | February 23, 2015
Congressional Support Grows for Prompt, Reliable Mail
The bipartisan coalition of lawmakers saying “No” to delayed mail is growing by the day. Since the end of January, 46 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of House Resolution 54 (H.Res.54). The resolution, introduced by Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) and Rep. Paul...