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News Article | August 21, 2010
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations in Portsmouth, NH
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) slammed the Postal Service with $350,000 in fines for exposing employees to electrical safety hazards at the Portsmouth, NH Processing and Distribution Center (P...
News Article | August 19, 2010
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations in Dayton, OH
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the USPS $225,000 for willfully exposing employees to electrical hazards at the Dayton, OH mail processing center.
News Article | August 16, 2010
APWU Urges Members to Boycott “Voice of the Employee” Surveys
The APWU is asking union members to boycott USPS “Voice of the Employee” surveys in order to prevent management from manipulating the results to undercut the union during upcoming contract negotiations.
News Article | August 13, 2010
Burrus: “Postal Workers Will Not Settle for Less”
“America wants to keep Saturday delivery, and we will beat back this proposal to lock the mailbox on Saturday,” APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) biennial convention in Anaheim, CA.
News Article | August 13, 2010
Burrus: “Postal Workers Will Not Settle for Less”
“America wants to keep Saturday delivery, and we will beat back this proposal to lock the mailbox on Saturday,” APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) biennial convention in Anaheim, CA.
News Article | August 12, 2010
Safety and Health Resource Kit Now Online
(08/10/10) The APWU Safety and Health Resource Kit has been updated and posted on the APWU Web site. The kit is a resource designed to assist APWU officers, stewards and safety reps.
News Article | August 9, 2010
APWU Ramps Up for National Convention
As the start of the APWU 20th Biennial Convention nears, preparation for the event has moved into high gear at the union’s national headquarters in Washington, DC.
News Article | August 9, 2010
Support Crucial Postal Bills
The union is asking APWU members to give their U.S. representatives an important “welcome home” message during Congress’ August recess: Support H.R. 5746, a bill to restore financial stability to the Postal Service.
News Article | August 6, 2010
Department of Labor Files Motion To Consolidate USPS Electrical Safety Charges
The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to consolidate complaints regarding the Postal Service’s ongoing and systemic violations of safe electrical work practices, and has initiated settlement discussions with the Postal Service in an attempt to correct the hazards.
News Article | August 5, 2010
APWU Honors Soldier for Extraordinary Service
Kevin Imholte, son of Minneapolis Area Local activists Brenda and Vern Wellman, was presented with a silver medallion on behalf of the APWU for his extraordinary military service.
News Article | August 5, 2010
‘Ask a Working Woman’ Survey
Working women have important opinions about the economy, health care, balancing work and family responsibilities, and jobs — and union leaders want to hear them!
News Article | August 5, 2010
AFL-CIO Adopts Resolution To Save Saturday Mail Service
The AFL-CIO adopted a resolution written by the APWU in support of retaining six-day mail delivery at its Aug. 4 Executive Council meeting.
News Article | August 3, 2010
Norton Urges USPS Stamp Committee To Honor Members Killed in 2001 Anthrax Attack
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) urged Postmaster General Potter and the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Council to approve a commemorative postage stamp honoring the lives of two APWU members killed in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
News Article | August 3, 2010
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations in Boston
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the Postal Service nine “willful and serious” safety violations for exposing employees to electrical hazards at a Boston, MA postal facility.
News Article | July 30, 2010
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations at Vermont P&DC
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) slammed the Postal Service with $420,000 in fines for willingly exposing employees to electrical hazards at the White River Junction Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in Vermont.