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News Article | October 29, 2014

Plans Taking Shape for National Day of Action – Nov. 14

Plans are taking shape for a National Day of Action on Nov. 14, when members of the four postal unions and supporters will send a powerful message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governor’s: Stop Delaying America’s Mail.

News Article | October 27, 2014

APWU, USPS Settle Custodial Subcontracting Dispute

The APWU and Postal Service have reached an agreement that prohibits management from subcontracting cleaning services based on an employee’s voluntarily transfer from an office where USPS custodians are employed. The Oct. 27 agreement settles a Step 4 dispute.

News Article | October 26, 2014

APWU Members, Retirees Attend Michigan’s SOAR Coalition Congressional Breakfast

More than 700 APWU members and retirees attended the 32nd congressional breakfast sponsored by the SOAR Coalition of Michigan on Oct. 19.

News Article | October 22, 2014

Retiree COLAs Set at 1.7%

The Social Security Administration has announced a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 1.7 percent for the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). The increase will be reflected in January 2015 annuity payments.

News Article | October 22, 2014

APWU to Harvard President: Stop Staples Deal or Quit Board

The APWU has placed a full-page ad in The Harvard Crimson calling on Harvard University President Drew Faust “to do the right thing or resign.” The right course of action, the ad says, is for Dr. Faust, who sits on the Staples Board of Directors, to use her influence to end the no-bid deal between t...

News Article | October 22, 2014

It’s Going to Take a Lot Longer for Mail to Get From Point A to Point B

The Postal Service intends to lower service standards again on Jan. 5, MSNBC broadcaster Ed Schultz told his audience on Oct. 20, and that means “it’s going to take a lot longer for your mail to get from Point A to Point B. “Overnight mail could be a thing of the past,” he declared. “Eighty-two mail...

Press Release | October 22, 2014

Postal Workers Union: Harvard President Should Stop Deal that Outsources Postal Services to Staples or Resign from Staples Board

Full-page ad in Harvard Crimson says the university’s involvementwith Staples sullies Harvard’s reputation

News Article | October 21, 2014

A Poem for Nov 14th

Paul Felton, Retiree Chapter 480-481, has written this poem for our National Day of Action on Nov. 14, 2014 It’s time for us to take a stand...

News Article | October 17, 2014

Stop Delaying America’s Mail!

The four postal unions are calling for a National Day of Action on Nov. 14 to send an urgent message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors: Stop Delaying America’s Mail! “The Postmaster General is poised to make devastating cuts in service to the American people – cut...

News Article | October 17, 2014

Health Experts: Sequester and Other Budget Cuts Left us Vulnerable to Ebola

Health experts are saying that the budget cuts, including sequestration, resulting from fiscal conservatives’ goal of cutting government at all costs, has greatly exacerbated the Ebola crisis in Africa and left the U.S. vulnerable. Dr. Francis Collins, the head of the National Institutes of Health,...

News Article | October 16, 2014

Stop Delaying America’s Mail!

The four postal unions are calling for a National Day of Action on Nov. 14 to send a message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors: Stop Delaying America’s Mail! “The Postmaster General is poised to make devastating cuts in service to the American people – cuts so sev...

News Article | October 16, 2014

Dimondstein Talks to Ed Schultz

In an interview on The Ed Schultz Show on Oct. 16, APWU President Mark Dimondstein explained how USPS plans to lower "service standards" and close 82 mail processing plants would slow mail delivery throughout the country. The cuts would affect every postal patron, regardless of where they live, and...

News Article | October 15, 2014

Duluth Rallies Against Consolidation

A group of about 200 impassioned postal workers, elected officials, and community members rallied on Oct. 6, on the steps of the Federal Building in Duluth, MN, to save the city’s mail processing center.