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News Article | March 18, 2010

APWU Denounces Five-Day Mail Delivery, Urges Congress to Correct Pre-Funding Requirement

In testimony submitted to a Senate subcommittee March 18, APWU President William Burrus denounced Postal Service plans to eliminate Saturday mail delivery, and urged Congress instead to correct two major causes of USPS financial difficulties: A provision of the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhance...

Press Release | March 18, 2010

APWU Denounces Five-Day Mail Delivery, Urges Congress to Correct Pre-Funding Requirement

APWU Denounces Five-Day Mail Delivery, Urges Congress to Correct Pre-Funding Requirement

News Article | March 16, 2010

Setting the Record Straight on Five-Day Delivery

The Postal Service’s proposal to eliminate Saturday mail delivery has been widely reported, but most news articles fail to address the devastating effect it would have on the USPS, as well as on citizens, businesses, and communities.

News Article | March 8, 2010

APWU Urges Members To Support Six-Day Mail Delivery

The APWU is asking union members to contact their U.S. Representatives and encourage them to co-sponsor House Resolution 173, which urges the Postal Service to continue to provide mail delivery six days per week.

News Article | March 3, 2010

Union Rejects USPS Call For Five-Day Delivery, New Business Model

APWU President William Burrus condemned USPS proposals to reduce mail delivery to five days per week, saying, “It would be the beginning of the demise of the Postal Service.” The USPS outlined the five-day delivery plan and other proposals at a conference March 2.

News Article | March 3, 2010

RSVP for the Postal Strike 40th Anniversary Event!

Due to space concerns, reservations are now requested from union members who plan to attend a Smithsonian National Postal Museum program on March 20 marking the anniversary of the Great Postal Strike of 1970. APWU President William Burrus will be among the speakers featured.

Press Release | March 3, 2010

Union Rejects USPS Call For Five-Day Delivery, New Business Model

Union Rejects USPS Call For Five-Day Delivery, New Business Model

News Article | February 26, 2010

APWU Wins Important Maintenance Subcontracting Grievance

The union won a major victory against subcontracting Feb. 10, when Arbitrator Shyam Das directed the USPS to assign Maintenance Craft employees to maintain computers at approximately 8,000 of the nation’s largest associate offices. The arbitrator also instructed management and the union to discuss t...

News Article | February 24, 2010

APWU Rallies in Support of TSO Rights

APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of other union members and labor activists at a rally Feb. 23 in support of collective bargaining rights for the 40,000 Transportation Security Officers who work in the nation’s airports.  

News Article | February 22, 2010

USPS Refuses to Sever Ties with Subcontractor that Defrauds Drivers of Wages, Benefits

Last month, newspapers reported a settlement between the Department of Labor and a USPS subcontractor that exemplifies the problem with postal subcontracting: After three years of defrauding its workers of pay and benefits, the contractor, MT Transportation & Logistics Services, Inc. was ordered to...

News Article | February 22, 2010

President Burrus to Speak At Postal Strike Anniversary Program

News Article | February 17, 2010

Celebrating the Women of the APWU

In honor of the countless contributions that the women of the APWU make to their union, to the labor movement, and to their families, the National Executive Board has adopted a resolution designating March as “Women’s History Month.”

News Article | February 10, 2010

COLA Update

In January, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) rose to 633.176, well below the July 2008 index of 644.303 upon which the last COLA increase was based. 

News Article | February 5, 2010

Obama: Postal Privatization a ‘Bad Idea’

President Obama said in an interview posted on YouTube on Feb. 1 that privatization of the USPS would be a “bad idea.” He made the comment during a round of quick answers to questions posed by citizens.