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News Article | May 13, 2015

Support for May 14 National Day of Action Gains Momentum

With just a week left until the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires, APWU members are fired up and ready to go for the National Day of Action on May 14. More than 120 events are scheduled across 42 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, organized around the theme, “I Stand with Postal Worke...

News Article | May 12, 2015

e-Team Report, May 12, 2015

Rural Senators Question PMG on Service & Closures U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp brought together a bipartisan meeting of solely Senators from rural states to speak with the U.S. Postmaster General about the impact that mail processing facility closures and service standard reductions have had on famil...

Press Release | May 12, 2015

Postal Workers, Customers to Hold Nationwide Protests on May 14

New Reports Reveal Long Delays in Mail Delivery; Reduction in Service Standards and Closure of Mail Sorting Centers Are Hurting Consumers, Seniors, Small Businesses and Workers; Union Call for Expanded Hours, Postal Banking and New Services

News Article | May 11, 2015

Everybody’s Doing It! Are You?

Across the country, union activists are promoting the National Day of Action on May 14 and getting postcards signed that say, “I Stand with Postal Workers.” In Washington, DC, APWU officers distributed flyers and got postcards signed outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Post Office at 14th and L Stree...

News Article | May 11, 2015

USPS Second Quarter Operating Profit Totals $313 Million

The Postal Service’s operating profit for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 totaled $313 million, putting the surplus for the first half of the year above $1.3 billion – more than all of last year’s operating profit. “These steadily increasing profits are good news for the Postal Service and fo...

News Article | May 8, 2015

APWU Members Fired Up for National Day of Action, May 14

APWU members across the country are fired up for the National Day of Action on May 14, just one week before the Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire. APWU President Mark Dimondstein gets a postcard signed  outside a post office in Washington, DC. Click here for more. More than 100 locals...

News Article | May 8, 2015

Philadelphia BMC Local, Pennsylvania State Buy Billboard Ad

Members of the Philadelphia BMC Local and the Pennsylvania Postal Workers Union are spreading the word about the May 14 Day of Action in a big way. The local and state APWU purchased a digital billboard ad that will display the union’s message for a week, beginning on Monday, May 11. The billboard i...

News Article | May 8, 2015

Senate Passes Budget that Cuts $5.3 Trillion

The Senate voted 51 to 48 on Tuesday to pass the first joint congressional budget plan in six years, ratifying a 10-year blueprint that would cut spending by $5.3 trillion, overhaul Medicaid by turning it into block grants, and repeal President Obama’s health care law. The budget would cut off healt...

News Article | May 8, 2015

Washington State Members Get Postcards Signed

Members of the Washington American Postal Workers Union took a break from a state conference to distribute “I Stand with Postal Workers” postcards outside the Wenatchee Post Office on May 7. Many customers filled out the postcards on the spot and some asked for more to give to friends. Jack Talcott,...

News Article | May 7, 2015

APWU President Gives Negotiation Update

APWU President Mark Dimondstein has presented a fourth update for union members on contract negotiations. The bargaining report is available to APWU members only.  To read the summary, click here. For those who are new to the APWU website – or to the Members Only section – log-in instructions can be...

News Article | May 5, 2015

Support the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive on May 9

The American Postal Workers Union endorses the 23rd annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive, taking place Saturday, May 9.

News Article | May 4, 2015

APWU Contract Town Hall Call Registration Extended

Registration for the May 6 APWU Contract Town Hall Call has been extended until 11 p.m. EDT, May 5.  Click here to register.

News Article | May 4, 2015

Northwest Lawmakers Speak Out Against Consolidations

Oregon’s congressional delegation sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, requesting a meeting, “as soon as possible,” to discuss consolidation plans and the future of mail delivery standards.   Seattle’s City Council and its mayor sent letters to Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Maria C...

News Article | May 3, 2015

APWU Contract Town Hall Call: Wednesday, May 6

To stay on top of the latest news from the negotiating table, APWU members are invited to join President Mark Dimondstein for a live Contract Town Hall Call on Wednesday, May 6. Participants can choose from two time slots: 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. EDT. To participate, you must register online by 6 p.m. ED...