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News Article | July 30, 2010
Two Congressional Panels Support Six-Day Service
Two congressional panels voted on July 29 to approve spending bills that would require the Postal Service to continue to provide mail delivery six days per week.
News Article | July 27, 2010
Locals Rally to Save Saturday Service
As part of a nationwide campaign, local union members across the country have ramped up the fight to Save Saturday Service, taking action to alert the public to the dangers of the Postal Service’s plans to eliminate Saturday delivery.
News Article | July 27, 2010
Convention Resolutions Updated
The union’s Constitution Committee has revised Resolution #6, which it offered for consideration by delegates to the APWU 20th Biennial National Convention.
News Article | July 22, 2010
Crucial Postal Bill Clears First Hurdle
Legislation to restore financial stability to the Postal Service cleared its first hurdle July 21 when the House postal oversight subcommittee approved H.R. 5746.
News Article | July 21, 2010
20 Years of Equal Rights in the Workplace
The APWU is marking the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a proclamation of recommitment to the law’s goal.
News Article | July 19, 2010
Union Praises House Bill To Restore USPS Financial Stability
The APWU is praising a bill introduced by Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), which is designed to restore financial stability to the Postal Service.
News Article | July 15, 2010
Union Urges Affected Workers To Complete NRP Questionnaire
To strengthen the fight against the Postal Service’s harsh National Reassessment Program (NRP), the APWU is encouraging limited-duty and permanent-rehabilitation employees to complete a questionnaire sponsored by a law firm that has filed a class-action complaint against the USPS.
News Article | July 12, 2010
Convention Resolutions Now Posted
Resolutions that will be considered by delegates to the APWU 20th Biennial National Convention are now posted [PDF-members only] online at www.apwu.org.
News Article | July 8, 2010
Department of Labor Safety Complaint Underscores Widespread, Systemic Violations
The Department of Labor filed a complaint against the Postal Service on July 6 for ongoing and systemic violations of safe electrical work practices, marking the first time the department has sought an “enterprise-wide” remedy.
News Article | July 7, 2010
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations at Southern MD P&DC
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the USPS for nine “willful and serious” safety violations at the Southern MD Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), and ordered the Postal Service to pay $272,000 in fines.
News Article | July 7, 2010
Postal Legislation Stalled in House
Ignoring the urging of numerous senators and many others, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has signaled his intent to bring to the House floor a postal bill that unions, customers, small businesses and many legislators have condemned. In a memo to Republican lawmakers dated May 25, Cantor sa...
News Article | July 2, 2010
PRC Affirms USPS Overpaid $50 Billion to Retirement Fund
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) released an independent actuarial report on June 30 which confirms that the Postal Service was overcharged $50-$55 billion for payments to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) between 1972 and 2009.
News Article | June 30, 2010
The Battle of Blair Mountain
Following a wave of strikes, by 1920 the United Mine Workers (UMW) had succeeded in winning union contracts for miners across much of the nation, but coal barons in the southern West Virginia were determined to keep workers down. Company bosses cut their pay, raised prices in company stores, and hir...
News Article | June 29, 2010
OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations at Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC
Adding to the growing number of safety citations issued to the Postal Service in recent weeks, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the USPS $210,000 for exposing employees to electrical hazards at the Minneapolis/St. Paul (MN) Network Distribution Center (NDC).
News Article | June 29, 2010
USPS Cited for Safety Violations At Southern Maine P&DC
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the USPS for “willful and repeat” safety violations at the Southern Maine Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in Scarborough for exposing postal employees to electrical hazards.