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News Article | August 22, 2008
Convention Delegates Protest National Chain’s Offensive ‘Brand’
The APWU convention was delayed Thursday morning while nearly 1,000 postal workers staged quiet demonstrations at three Las Vegas retail stores, with delegates protesting the offensive phrase Goin’ Postal in a “pack-and-ship” business’s name. “We’re appalled that the U.S. Postal Service has entered...
News Article | August 22, 2008
APWU 2008 Convention Highlights Videos
Union Endorses Barack Obama for President - Wed, Aug. 20, 2008
Press Release | August 21, 2008
American Postal Workers Union to Picket ‘USPS Partner’ With Corporate Name That Plays on Offensive Stereotype
American Postal Workers Union to Picket ‘USPS Partner’ With Corporate Name That Plays on Offensive Stereotype
News Article | August 20, 2008
Delegates Focus on Bargaining Priorities
More than 100 delegates stayed late Monday to hear the report on AFL-CIO affiliation. APWU delegates identified negotiating priorities Aug. 19, when they considered resolutions submitted to the union’s Labor-Management Committee. “The biggest threat to the members of APWU is the erosion of jobs,” R...
News Article | August 19, 2008
In Historic Speech, NALC’s Young Emphasizes ‘Need to Work Together’
President Bill Young stands with President Bill Burrus. In an inspiring speech that brought rank-and-file members of APWU crafts to their feet several times, National Association of Letter Carriers President Bill Young gave an emphatic call for standing together to get this country headed back in th...
News Article | August 18, 2008
Convention Highlights Video Available on Web Site, Hotel TV
As the APWU’s 19th Biennial National Convention gets under way, video highlights of the proceedings are being shown on www.apwu.org and on convention hotel television stations, 24 hours a day. Bally’s – Channel 21 Paris – Channel 32 Flamingo – Channel 19
News Article | August 17, 2008
APWU Offers Health Event and Cancer Insurance
To help union members protect their future against catastrophic illnesses, the APWU is pleased to offer Cancer Personal Indemnity and other Specified Health Event insurance coverage. These comprehensive, affordable benefits, made available through American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (...
News Article | August 14, 2008
COLA Increase Will Be Highest in History
Thanks to a cost-of-living adjustment that will be the highest in APWU-bargaining history, postal workers represented by the union will be receiving an annual raise of $1,477 at the end of the month. The increase is the result of the Consumer Price Index rise during July, the last month of the most...
News Article | August 6, 2008
H.R. 4236 Gains 16 More Co-Sponsors
Sixteen more members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed up in July to become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236), a bill that would limit wasteful, inefficient, and detrimental subcontracting practices by the U.S. Postal Service. The total number of co-sponsors now st...
News Article | August 1, 2008
APWU Women’s Organizing Drive Hits the Road
The APWU Women’s Organizing Campaign is in the midst of a two-week California road trip, a multi-stop bus ride from San Diego almost all the way to the Oregon border and back south again, culminating across state lines in Las Vegas, the site of the APWU convention. “In a special ‘APWU Recreational V...
News Article | August 1, 2008
House Passes FERS Sick-Leave Bill
The House of Representatives passed a bill July 30 that would grant postal workers and other federal employees covered by FERS (Federal Employees Retirement System) credit for unused sick leave when calculating their retirement annuities. Employees covered by CSRS (Civil Service Retirement System) a...
News Article | August 1, 2008
APWU Endorses Barack Obama
More than 3,200 APWU delegates unanimously endorsed Sen. Barack Obama after the presidential candidate delivered an inspiring message to the union’s convention over a live satellite video feed. ALSO: Convention Adopts Changes to the Union Constitution. AND: Legislative Department Presents Briefing...
News Article | July 29, 2008
Convention Planning Moves Into High Gear
As the APWU’s 19th Biennial National Convention nears, planning for the event is in full swing at the union’s national headquarters. As of the end of July, 3,009 delegates representing 425 locals had registered for convention credentials. More than 3,100 delegates are expected to attend.
News Article | July 29, 2008
USPS Unable to Justify Outsourcing, GAO Finds
The Postal Service is unable to demonstrate that it saves money by outsourcing, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, because it has no comprehensive mechanism to measure savings. “Without cost-savings data, postal managers, stakeholders and Congress cannot assess the...
News Article | July 28, 2008
APWU Testimony Assails Latest ‘USPS Network Plan’
APWU Legislative Director Myke Reid The Postal Service’s strategy for “network realignment” is based on a faulty premise, APWU Legislative Director Myke Reid told lawmakers July 24. The stated objective of the USPS Network Plan is to promote efficiency by eliminating redundancy, he said. “But the fa...