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News Article | March 1, 2016

Full Speed Ahead

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We have so much work ahead of us. Joining together, with the common goal of organizing, is the only way we can strengthen our union.

News Article | March 1, 2016

Good Pill, Bad Pill

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  There’s no gentle way to put it: A national epidemic of opioid dependency is cause for alarm and intervention. According to U.S. health officials, a dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths due to t...

News Article | March 1, 2016

Good Pill, Bad Pill

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  There’s no gentle way to put it: A national epidemic of opioid dependency is cause for alarm and intervention. According to U.S. health officials, a dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths due to t...

News Article | March 1, 2016

India Will Implement Postal Banking To Better Serve Remote Residents

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) India Post is planning to implement postal banking later this year, in order to better serve residents in rural and remote areas. As part of the plan, India Post opened ATMs in some states in 2014.

News Article | March 1, 2016

India Will Implement Postal Banking To Better Serve Remote Residents

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) India Post is planning to implement postal banking later this year, in order to better serve residents in rural and remote areas. As part of the plan, India Post opened ATMs in some states in 2014.

News Article | March 1, 2016

Postal Lives at Risk

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  A shocking lack of security at many of the nation’s 21 Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) is jeopardizing the lives of postal employees.                    Unfortunately, postal management seems unr...

News Article | March 1, 2016

Postal Lives at Risk

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  A shocking lack of security at many of the nation’s 21 Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) is jeopardizing the lives of postal employees.                    Unfortunately, postal management seems unr...

News Article | March 1, 2016

PSE Conversions Top 27,000!

Ahmilla Thapa, Courtney Jenkins and Ashley Worthington are recently  converted career clerks from the Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The APWU reached a major milestone in November: More t...

News Article | March 1, 2016

PSE Conversions Top 27,000!

Ahmilla Thapa, Courtney Jenkins and Ashley Worthington are recently  converted career clerks from the Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The APWU reached a major milestone in November: More t...

News Article | March 1, 2016

Stop Staples Frequently Asked Questions

Stop Staples organizers hear a lot of questions when they pass out flyers asking customers to boycott the office-supply chain. To answer the most common questions, organizers created a Frequently Asked Questions brochure. Here are the FAQs: 1.  Why is there a boycott of Staples? Because Staples and...

News Article | March 1, 2016

Stop Staples Frequently Asked Questions

Stop Staples organizers hear a lot of questions when they pass out flyers asking customers to boycott the office-supply chain. To answer the most common questions, organizers created a Frequently Asked Questions brochure. Here are the FAQs: 1.  Why is there a boycott of Staples? Because Staples and...

News Article | March 1, 2016

Testimony Addresses USPS Plans

The NLRB hearing on the Postal Service’s deal with Staples continued on Feb. 25 and 26, with APWU Manager of Negotiations Support Phil Tabbita testifying about USPS documents that discuss management’s plans to transfer retail work from post offices to Staples.

News Article | March 1, 2016

Testimony Addresses USPS Plans

The NLRB hearing on the Postal Service’s deal with Staples continued on Feb. 25 and 26, with APWU Manager of Negotiations Support Phil Tabbita testifying about USPS documents that discuss management’s plans to transfer retail work from post offices to Staples.

News Article | March 1, 2016

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was enacted to ease the financial and legal burdens brought on by the demands of active duty. It applies to members of the military and their dependents, in...

News Article | March 1, 2016

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was enacted to ease the financial and legal burdens brought on by the demands of active duty. It applies to members of the military and their dependents, in...