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News Article | September 1, 2015

Settlement Reached On Payment to PSEs for Fingerprints

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU and the Postal Service signed an agreement on July 15 that will compensate Postal Support Employees (PSEs) for the time they spent and costs they incurred to obtain fingerprints for bac...

News Article | September 1, 2015

Tell the OIG: ‘I Support Postal Banking!’

Activists protest payday lenders in Columbia, MO. Photo credit: Ryan Betz of GRO Missouri (This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) concludes that the Postal Service ca...

News Article | September 1, 2015

The 2016 Presidential Election: My Thoughts; How About Yours?

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It’s amazing that presidential campaigns have become such big business that they never seem to cease. As soon as one ends, the next one begins, unleashing megabucks of corporate cash and contrib...

News Article | September 1, 2015

The End of the Fiscal Year and Custodial Hours

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We are quite likely still heading for Interest Arbitration for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. And while that is the top priority for APWU officers, day-to-day and month-to-month battles...

News Article | September 1, 2015

The End of the Fiscal Year and Custodial Hours

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We are quite likely still heading for Interest Arbitration for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. And while that is the top priority for APWU officers, day-to-day and month-to-month battles...

News Article | September 1, 2015

The Fight for a Good Contract Marches On

The Wilmington Delaware/Malcom T. Smith Area Local made customized union shirts. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The fight for a good contract is marching on! Union negotiators participated in mediation and continued to prepar...

News Article | September 1, 2015

The Power of Mentoring Our Young Members

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Young unionists and activists at the Young Workers Summit, sponsored by AFL-CIO in March. Were you aware that over 40 percent of our workforce is eligible for retirement? The baby boomers need y...

News Article | September 1, 2015

The Union Election Process: Nominations

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Nominating candidates for office is a fundamental component of democratically electing union officers, and an important part of the election process.   According to the Labor Management and Disc...

News Article | September 1, 2015

The Union Election Process: Nominations

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Nominating candidates for office is a fundamental component of democratically electing union officers, and an important part of the election process.   According to the Labor Management and Disc...

News Article | September 1, 2015

Together. Better Health

(This article first appeared in the November-December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The 2015 Open Season will run Nov. 9 - Dec. 14. If you are currently with a different health plan, consider your union plan - the APWU Health Plan.  All postal employees are welcome.

News Article | September 1, 2015

Walmart: Stop Charter School Fraud

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  Recently, there have been many headlines about waste, fraud, and abuse at charter schools across the country. School districts lack the resources to oversee charter schools, which has led to mi...

News Article | September 1, 2015

Walmart: Stop Charter School Fraud

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  Recently, there have been many headlines about waste, fraud, and abuse at charter schools across the country. School districts lack the resources to oversee charter schools, which has led to mi...

News Article | September 1, 2015

Walmart: Stop Fraud, Abuse in Charter Schools

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Recently, there have been many headlines about waste, fraud, and abuse at charter schools across the country. School districts lack the resources to oversee charter schools, which has led to mil...

News Article | August 31, 2015

‘Big Bill’ Haywood: The ‘Wobbly’ Giant

“Big Bill” Haywood was a big man with a big heart and a big dream – to build one big union for workers from every industry. He could break a man’s jaw with a single blow, but he wept openly when a poem moved him. “Big Bill” was born William Dudley Haywood on Feb. 4, 1869, in Salt Lake City.  He lear...

News Article | August 31, 2015

A Century After His Execution, Labor’s Legendary Troubadour Lives On

One hundred years have passed since a firing squad at the Utah State Penitentiary executed Joe Hill at sunrise on Nov. 19, 1915. The renowned labor organizer had been framed on a murder charge. But a century after his death, the legend of “Joe Hill” is very much alive. In fact, activists across the...