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News Article | September 1, 2015
Energizing CATs for a Good Contract
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) One of the responsibilities of APWU leaders is to motivate union members to join in and do their part in fighting for a good contract and the survival of the Postal Service. That is where CATs...
News Article | September 1, 2015
HCR Disputes, Renewals and Subcontracting
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) On June 25, 2015, the APWU won another round in our fight against subcontracting when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) denied a motion by the National Star Route Mail Association (the g...
News Article | September 1, 2015
HCR Disputes, Renewals and Subcontracting
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) On June 25, 2015, the APWU won another round in our fight against subcontracting when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) denied a motion by the National Star Route Mail Association (the g...
News Article | September 1, 2015
Locals Celebrate Postal Heritage Day
A birthday cake from the festival in Berkeley, CA (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A number of locals joined with others to celebrate the Postal Service’s 240th birthday on July 26, “Postal Heritage Day.” On that day in 1775, t...
News Article | September 1, 2015
Momentum Demands Movement
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Momentum is defined as “mass in motion,” or “mass multiplied by velocity.” In the political arena, momentum is critical to getting legislation enacted into law. The APWU’s legislative priorities...
News Article | September 1, 2015
Momentum Demands Movement
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Momentum is defined as “mass in motion,” or “mass multiplied by velocity.” In the political arena, momentum is critical to getting legislation enacted into law. The APWU’s legislative priorities...
News Article | September 1, 2015
More on ‘Self Plus One’
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Self Plus One is a new enrollment type that will be offered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program beginning in 2016. Self Plus One allows you to cover yourself and one eligible...
News Article | September 1, 2015
More on ‘Self Plus One’
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Self Plus One is a new enrollment type that will be offered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program beginning in 2016. Self Plus One allows you to cover yourself and one eligible...
News Article | September 1, 2015
More Than Double the Goal
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Dallas Area Local sponsored a COPA drive with the goal of raising $5,000 for the union’s Committee on Political Action – well over the approximately $3,000 the local donated last year. Worki...
News Article | September 1, 2015
Moving Forward on the Contract, Safety and Health
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU participated in mediation on our contract throughout the summer, in sessions that were frequently contentious. We were candid and forthright throughout the process. Although mediation...
News Article | September 1, 2015
Negotiations and the Power in a Union
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder...
News Article | September 1, 2015
Negotiations and the Power in a Union
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder...
News Article | September 1, 2015
NLRB Strikes Major Blow to USPS-Staples Deal
Protestors outside Staples headquarters in Framingham, MA, on June 4. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a major blow to the Postal Service’s deal with Staples, Region 5 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a co...
News Article | September 1, 2015
NLRB Strikes Major Blow to USPS-Staples Deal
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) In a major blow to the Postal Service’s deal with Staples, Region 5 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint on June 26 charging that the USPS illegally subcontracted work...
News Article | September 1, 2015
OSHA Slams Postal Service with Five Citations, $16,000 in Fines
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After an onsite inspection, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) slammed the Postal Service with five citations for violating safety standards at a post office located in Kent, W...