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News Article | January 1, 2017
First Meeting of Young Members Committee
The National Young Members Committee with National Officers. (L-R) (front row) Courtney Jenkins, Sabrina Larsen, Ephrem De Hoyos, Quanisha Mcneal, Joshua Gray (back row) Zach DeRuyter, Matt Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell, President Mark Dimondstein, Vice President Debby Szeredy, Courtney A...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Frequently Asked Questions
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In October, the APWU Health Plan hosted our yearly Health Plan Seminar in Las Vegas, NV. The education of local and state leaders on health plan terminology, coverages and changes in our plans du...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Injured on Duty: Know the Basics
News Article | January 1, 2017
Keep the Clerk Craft Strong
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Clerk Craft continued to grow with a net gain of approximately 5,500 new employees in the last year. Nearly all of this growth has been to career jobs. If we continue forward with increased o...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Labor Unites at Rally for Social & Economic Justice and Equality
Hundreds of union members and allies rallied outside of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 17. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Hundreds of labor union members gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol building on Nov. 17 for the Rally for S...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Let’s Get the Year Started Right!
“As long as we collectively work together, stand together and fight together, we can do any doggone thing we want to do!” said Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell at the Rally for Social and Economic Justice and Equality. Photo courtesy of NNU (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 i...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Let’s Work Together to Strengthen Our Union!
New Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman with NBA Pete Coradi, Queens Area Local President Ron Suslak, local leaders and activists. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I want to wish you a happy and safe new year and tha...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Liberty and Justice for All
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “Liberty and justice for all” is universally known in America. These are words we have said hundreds of times when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, but the phrase is far from ordinary. Together...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Moving Forward
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We all begin a new year with hopes for improvements on the past year. Even if the past year was a really great one, for instance, one in which the Cubs won the World Series. It is human nature to...
News Article | January 1, 2017
New Congress, Same Goals
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The 2016 election is over. It is time to revamp our efforts to secure legislation to benefit the working class and protect the public Postal Service. The results of the election have caused a div...
News Article | January 1, 2017
New Employee, New Union Member
Prospective members at orientation training by the Phoenix Metro Area Local. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Missed opportunities to strengthen the APWU are happening every day. Each orientation for new hires, new career emplo...
News Article | January 1, 2017
NLRB Judge Orders Staples to Stop Handling U.S. Mail
Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Workers Solidarity Committee protested in front of a location on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh, PA on Oct. 16. All APWU crafts attended, along with letter carriers, retired mail handlers, and allies. (This article first appeared in the January-February 201...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Organize to Fight Consolidations!
APWU members and allies hold a protest to save the Duluth, MN, processing plant. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It is time to assess our goals for the next three years. we still have to work hard to stop the consolidations an...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Recent Clerk Craft NBA Retirements
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In 2016, three National Business Agents (NBAs) from the Clerk Division retired. “The APWU holds itself to the high standards that Sister Merow, Brother Taff and Brother Barron regularly met,” sa...
News Article | January 1, 2017
SEAM Challenged in National Arbitration
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As we traveled across the country, we began to hear stories and concerns from our members concerning the new program Solution for Enterprise Asset Management (SEAM), including the obvious shiftin...