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News Article | November 21, 2014
Thank Social Security Hero Tom Harkin!
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) is retiring after 40 years of dedicated public service, including the championing of policies and legislation benefiting Social Security and Medicare recipients and their families. One of those pieces of legislation was the Strengthening Social Security Act (S.567), designed t...
News Article | November 20, 2014
Follow-Up Statement to APWU Members from President Mark Dimondstein
New revelations about the security breach in the Postal Service’s data systems are raising additional concerns about this very troubling incident. The APWU remains fully committed to protecting the rights of our members and demanding information from the USPS about what management knew and when they...
News Article | November 20, 2014
OSHA UPDATE: New Reporting Requirements Start January 1.
Beginning January 1, 2015, there will be a change to what covered employers are required to report to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
News Article | November 20, 2014
Coming to a Walmart Near You: The Fight for Better Pay
The APWU has vowed to join Black Friday protests at Walmart stores around the country if the company refuses to give their workers full-time jobs with decent wages. “We’re urging union members to join in,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.
News Article | November 20, 2014
Dimondstein Joins Board of Civil Rights Museum
APWU President Mark Dimondstein was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum (ICRCM) in his adopted home town of Greensboro, NC, on Sept. 15.
News Article | November 18, 2014
Settlement Addresses Grievance Numbering Problem
The APWU and USPS reached an agreement in August to address a problem associated with grievance processing, Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has announced.
News Article | November 18, 2014
Stevenson, Pagaduan Appointed to NBA Vacancies
Two new national officers were appointed recently to fill vacant National Business Agent positions: James Stevenson was appointed Clerk Craft National Business Agent “C” for the Chicago Region, effective Oct. 13, and Rufina J. Pagaduan was appointed All-Craft National Business Agent for the Pacific...
News Article | November 17, 2014
Workers Cheer Decision: PMG Donahoe to Step Down
Postal workers across the country cheered the announcement on Nov. 14 that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is stepping down, effective Feb. 1. “We hope that the next Postmaster General will reverse Donahoe’s policies of lowering standards, reducing hours, outsourcing work, and diminishing a great...
News Article | November 16, 2014
Postal Workers to Board: Stop Delaying America’s Mail!
On Nov. 14, 2014, as part of a National Day of Action, postal workers and supporters protested at a meeting of the USPS Board of Governors in Washington, DC, to demand that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the board Stop Delaying America's Mail!
News Article | November 15, 2014
National Day of Action Generates Extensive Media Coverage
Updated 11/19/2014 - The Nov. 14 National Day of Action to send a message to the Postmaster General and the USPS Board of Governors to Stop Delaying America's Mail! generated extensive media coverage. The events were sponsored by the four postal unions: the American Postal Workers Union, the Nation...
News Article | November 14, 2014
Denied Entry to ‘Public’ Meeting, Postal Workers Stage Raucous Protest
Approximately 250 postal workers and supporters protested loudly in the lobby of Postal Service headquarters after they were denied entry to a “public” meeting of the Board of Governors’ on Nov. 14. But they cheered wildly when APWU President Mark Dimondstein read aloud a text message he had receive...
Press Release | November 14, 2014
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Announcement That Patrick Donahoe Is Stepping Down as Postmaster General of the United States
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Announcement That Patrick Donahoe Is Stepping Down as Postmaster General of the United States
Press Release | November 13, 2014
Postal Workers to Deliver Message – ‘Stop Delaying America’s Mail’
US Postal Service Poised to Make Devastating Cuts in Service:
News Article | November 12, 2014
Reps. Cummings, Lynch Request Moratorium on USPS Service Cuts
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) are the latest in a long list of members of Congress calling for a moratorium on reductions in postal service standards and the closure of mail processing plants.
News Article | November 12, 2014
The People Can Stop USPS Plans to Delay Mail
Appearing on the Ed Show on Nov. 11, APWU President Mark Dimondstein said "the people of this country have it within our power" to stop USPS plans to slow mail service and virtually eliminate overnight mail delivery. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe's plans are now "under the radar," but more tha...