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Press Release | October 7, 2014

Philly Postal Workers Protest Outsourcing to Staples

Philly Postal Workers Protest Outsourcing to Staples

News Article | October 3, 2014

Thousands of Alliance Members Join Tele-Town Hall Calls with Candidates

More than 6,000 Alliance members dialed in Monday night on a tele-town hall conference call with Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC), with several of the activists asking Sen. Hagan questions. Seniors advocate Jon “Bowzer” Bauman of the musical group Sha Na Na and North Carolina AFL-CIO President James Andrews al...

News Article | October 2, 2014

APWU Backs Retirees’ Demand to Re-Open Social Security Offices

APWU President Mark Dimondstein spoke at a rally sponsored by the Alliance for Retired Americans on Oct. 2, as the  group delivered petitions with more than 700,000 signatures demanding that the Social Security Administration reopen field offices. The agency recently closed offices nationwide.

News Article | October 1, 2014

Powell Addresses Black Women’s Round Table

APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell discussed the important role postal banking could play in ending predatory lending in poor and minority communities, where many residents don’t have bank accounts.

News Article | September 30, 2014

The ‘Strike for Better Schools’

Almost 70 years after a strike by St. Paul teachers, their battle holds lessons for today’s postal workers and other public employees: The educators didn’t strike only on their own behalf – they walked a picket line for better schools. In 1946, the idea of a teachers’ strike was revolutionary. But i...

News Article | September 25, 2014

Michigan Democratic Party Endorses Staples Boycott

The Michigan Democratic Party voted to support the Staples boycott at a special meeting of the Executive Committee on Sept. 23 and urged all candidates for public office to avoid patronizing the office-supply chain. The resolution declares that the Democratic Party supports good jobs and public empl...

News Article | September 24, 2014

Teachers Union to Staples CEO: We’re Not Buying

The president of the American Federation of Teachers has a message for Staples CEO Ron Sargent: We're not buying!

News Article | September 22, 2014

APWU Wins Major Victory on Staffing ‘POStPlan’ Offices

The APWU has won a major victory on staffing in post offices affected by the “POStPlan” – a victory that will result in the creation of at least 9,000 new Clerk Craft jobs within 90 days. In a ruling dated Sept. 5, Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg concluded that jobs in four- and six-hour post offices...

News Article | September 22, 2014

APWU Wins Major Victory on Staffing in ‘POStPlan’ Offices

The APWU has won a major victory on staffing in post offices affected by the “POStPlan” – a victory that will result in the creation of at least 9,000 new Clerk Craft jobs within 90 days. In a ruling dated Sept. 5, Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg concluded that jobs in four- and six-hour post offices...

News Article | September 19, 2014

Maintenance Craft Defeats Improper Excessing

The APWU and USPS settled an important dispute, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced, stipulating that the Postal Service cannot declare an installation “non-maintenance capable” and use the designation to justify excessing Maintenance Craft employees who work on Building Equipment.

News Article | September 19, 2014

Stay Up-to-Date on the Fight Against Consolidations, Closures

To keep up with the latest developments in the fight against the consolidation and closure of mail Processing & Distribution Centers, check out the union’s website, www.apwu.org. Click on the Issues tab in the blue bar and select Fighting Consolidations. To let us know what you're doing, send inform...

News Article | September 19, 2014

e-Team Report, Sept. 19, 2014

This week, the House and Senate passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 11, 2014.  Unfortunately, this continuing resolution did not include a 1-year moratorium on closing or consolidating mail processing facilities or cutting mail service standards – a positio...

News Article | September 18, 2014

Help Register 1,000 New Voters

The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is partnering with the League of Women Voters (LWV) in a push to increase the number of registered voters before the 2014 Election.

News Article | September 16, 2014

Consolidation Battle Takes Shape

The four postal unions are standing together at the national, state and local level to fight the Postmaster General’s plans to again slash the mail processing network, beginning in January. Eighty-two facilities are slated for closure, and service will be degraded further.