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Event | March 23, 2024

National Presidents Conference – 2024 Minnesota Mall of America

Every State and Local President is welcome at the Conference and is encouraged to participate. The NPC formally convenes three (3) times a year, rotating around the Country. All presidents, attending or not, are asked to register as a member on apwunpc.com to access NPC updates and more. In doing so...

News Article | March 22, 2024

What’s Really Happening to Veterans VA Healthcare?

In this edition of Home Front, we will highlight a few of the numerous negative healthcare laws of the Trump-era VA Mission Act, that was passed by Congress, and signed into law on June 6, 2018, by former President Donald Trump.

News Article | March 22, 2024

Albuquerque Truckers Vote “Union Yes” to Join the APWU

Drivers for Albuquerque Mail Service (AMS), a private freight company that provides contract mail hauling services in Albuquerque, NM, voted to join the APWU on Jan. 9, 2024.

News Article | March 20, 2024

How to Report Hazards, Unsafe Conditions or Practices with PS Form 1767

Take a look around your workspaces – do you see anything unsafe? If so, nd the nearest PS Form 1767, Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice.

News Article | March 19, 2024

Stress Less for a Healthier Heart

Stress happens. You can’t always prevent or avoid it, but you can change how you respond to it. Try these tips. You may feel better—and have a healthier heart, too!

News Article | March 19, 2024

Continue Your APWU Activism, Become a Retiree Member!

APWU family, an important part of our fight to protect and secure our hard-earned benefits and to help to preserve the Postal Service includes the continued growth of the APWU Retirees Department. Retiree members are an asset to the APWU at every level, as mentors and as a support system. It is our...

News Article | March 19, 2024

In Unity: Civil Rights and the Labor Movement

Historically, the intertwining narratives of the civil rights movement and the labor movement stand as powerful testaments to the resilience of the human spirit and the pursuit of equality. As Martin Luther King Jr. eloquently remarked, “The labor movement was the principal force that transformed mi...

News Article | March 19, 2024

Network Modernization – Local Transportation Optimization

As part of the Postmaster General’s Delivering for America (DFA) "network modernization" plan, the Postal Service is now implementing a new transportation plan, referred to as Local Transportation Optimization (LTO).

News Article | March 19, 2024

Labor History: APWU Helped Usher in the End of Apartheid in South Africa

This month in Labor History, we look back at Apartheid in South Africa and the role APWU played in helping South Africans cast their first-ever votes in the 1994 elections:

News Article | March 19, 2024

The Benefits of “Being Union”

“Being union” is understanding that we, the workers, band together to stand up to our employer and demand safe working conditions, livable wages, and work-hour guarantees. It’s about combining our forces to deal with a quasi-government corporation.

News Article | March 19, 2024

Federal Retirement Fairness Act Reintroduced!

Legislative Director Judy Beard summarizes the reintroduced Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 5995), advertises the Legislative events at the upcoming APWU National Convention, and provides a resource for finding2024 Election Information.

News Article | March 19, 2024

Interview: How Postal Banking Makes a Difference Around the World

The American Postal Worker recently spoke with Cornelia Berger, the Head of Post and Logistics for Uni Global Union, about the role postal banking plays in other countries.

News Article | March 19, 2024

Pay Your Taxes, not a Big Tech Company

This year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is rolling out a pilot program across 12 states that will allow many working class people to file their taxes quickly and easily online, for free.

News Article | March 19, 2024

Stand Up for Service

We’re currently experiencing the largest changes in the history of postal operations. Many of these changes have failed to demonstrate that they are in the best interests of our customers and are destined to negatively impact our communities.

News Article | March 19, 2024

Tentative Agreements Reached!

Support Services Director Arrion Brown announces the tentative agreements reached for 10 Roads Express Des Moines/Kansas City drivers, and for the National Postal Professional Nurses (NPPN).