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News Article | January 1, 2016

What is ALEC?

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, is not a lobby or a front group. It is much more powerful than that,” writes ALEC Exposed.

News Article | January 1, 2016

Why We Don’t Have a New Contract Yet

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The question can be heard throughout the APWU: Why don’t we have a new contract yet?

News Article | January 1, 2016

Why We Don’t Have a New Contract Yet

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The question can be heard throughout the APWU: Why don’t we have a new contract yet?

News Article | January 1, 2016

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) President Obama signed the Wounded Warrior Federal Leave Act of 2015 into law on Nov. 5. After passing the House in a voice vote on Sept. 28, the bipartisan bill was approved by “unanimous consen...

News Article | January 1, 2016

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) President Obama signed the Wounded Warrior Federal Leave Act of 2015 into law on Nov. 5. After passing the House in a voice vote on Sept. 28, the bipartisan bill was approved by “unanimous consen...

News Article | January 1, 2016

Young Workers Convene

Young workers discuss how to refute common misconceptions about the economy and  practice the art of persuasion. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) November 2015 was the centennial of the execution of labor activist Joe Hill. His...

News Article | January 1, 2016

Young Workers Convene

Young workers discuss how to refute common misconceptions about the economy and  practice the art of persuasion. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) November 2015 was the centennial of the execution of labor activist Joe Hill. His...

News Article | December 31, 2015

APWU Members Show Up for CLUW Biannual Convention

News Article | December 31, 2015

Paul Robeson: Internationally Acclaimed Performer, Champion of the People

Robeson signs autographs after a 1924 concert for naval workers. Photo courtesy of Robeson Family Trust and Marilyn Robeson (This article first appeared in the January-February issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Paul Robeson was an internationally acclaimed singer and actor, an outstandi...

News Article | December 19, 2015

Bernie Sanders Campaign’s Access Restored!

"Thanks to an immediate and massive protest by fair-minded individuals and organizations against the heavy-handed, anti-democratic tactics of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Bernie Sanders campaign now has had full access restored to the critical DNC voter database! ... Congratulations...

Press Release | December 18, 2015

American Postal Workers Union Condemns DNC Attack on the Bernie Sanders Campaign

American Postal Workers Union Condemns DNC Attack on the Bernie Sanders Campaign

News Article | December 18, 2015

Congress Approves Spending Bill; Fails to Address Epidemic of Delayed Mail

Congress approved an appropriations bill on Dec. 18 to fund the government through 2016, but failed to include a measure that would have restored postal service standards to their pre-January 2015 levels.

News Article | December 18, 2015

Maintenance Division Files Suit to Enforce eWHEP Staffing Award

The APWU filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMC), Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced. The complaint asks the court to direct the Postal Service to comply with a ruling issued by Arbitr...

News Article | December 17, 2015

‘Implement Postal Banking Now!’

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton,Rich Fiesta and Melanie Campbell present petitions to Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman.  Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) joined members of the Campaign for Postal Banking on Dec. 17 to make a special delivery to the biggest delivery organizat...