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News Article | May 1, 2015
USW Strikers Get a Contract
Stop Staples supporters join the USW on the picket line. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After a six-week strike, the United Steel Workers Union and Shell Oil agreed on a new national contract on March 12. Workers went on strike at 15...
News Article | May 1, 2015
Virginia Clerk is the Talk of His Town
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Tucked away in the western corner of Virginia, just across the Kentucky border, is the sleepy town of Pound. On a frigid Tuesday morning this past February, most residents were snowed in – but not 46-yea...
News Article | May 1, 2015
What We’re Fighting For
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sisters and Brothers, I am proud that our activist union is engaged and organizing in many good battles, including to: Win a strong new contract; Stop the delay of America's mail and keep plants open; Co...
News Article | May 1, 2015
When Complement Managers Make Contact, Union Calls Foul
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As this issue goes to press, there is no sign that management is stopping or postponing the Network Rationalization Plan and the quest to systemically dismantle the Postal Service. Back in 2011and 2012,...
News Article | May 1, 2015
Young Workers Summit Makes a Splash in Chicago
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) More than a thousand young unionists, activists and organizers convened in Chicago from March 19-22 for the Next Up: Young Workers Summit, sponsored by the AFL-CIO. Courtney Jenkins, who serves as the AP...
News Article | April 30, 2015
May Day: Fighting for the Eight-Hour Day
Chicago in the 1880s was a hotbed of labor organizing. Fed up with the status quo, where industrial workers toiled long hours in squalid conditions, the International Working People’s Association formed in 1883 and dedicated its resources to establishing an eight-hour work day. Led by Albert Parsons...
Press Release | April 29, 2015
Dimondstein on Inspector General’s Report on Sale of Historic Post Offices by CBRE
'We need to protect the USPS from corporate pirates'
News Article | April 24, 2015
Pittsburgh City Council Joins ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign
The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed a Will of Council resolution in support of the Stop Staples campaign on April 7. “The City of Pittsburgh will urge its citizens to become aware of these threats to the Postal Service and the efforts made by the Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Commi...
News Article | April 22, 2015
Long Island Area Local Demands ‘Dignity and Respect’ at Bargaining Table
More than 300 attended the Long Island Area Local’s Day of protest on Sunday, April 12, when members demanded to be “treated with the dignity and respect we deserve at the bargaining table” and an end to the “under-the-table Staples deal.”
News Article | April 20, 2015
As Contract Deadline Nears, Union Gears Up for Action
With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire in one month, APWU negotiators – and members – are preparing to turn up the heat! "As we enter the final month of bargaining, it will soon become clear whether management is serious about reaching a negotiated settlement," said President Mark Di...
News Article | April 20, 2015
Rally, March Storm Downtown DC to Protest Secret Trade Deal
More than a thousand activists marched through the streets of Washington, DC, on April 20, demanding that legislators, ‘Don’t Trade Our Future,’ and stop the “fast tracking” of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
News Article | April 16, 2015
National Day of Action Against Fast Track, TPP Set for April 18
Saturday, April 18, has been designated a National Day of Action to oppose a trade deal that would be terrible for working people: the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP has been devised behind closed doors, with the help of Wall Street and corporate lobbyists and has the support of the White...
News Article | April 15, 2015
On Tax Day, Members Spread the Word: Your Post Office Receives Zero Tax Dollars
APWU members passed out flyers outside post offices on April 15, spreading the word to customers that the Postal Service does not receive a dime of taxpayer money. Click here for more photos.
News Article | April 14, 2015
Members Eligible For Maintenance Craft’s AOI Remedy Identified
Maintenance Craft employees who are eligible for a monetary remedy in the Associate Office Infrastructure (AOI) arbitration award have been identified, Director Steve Raymer has announced. Checks to union members are currently being processed. Eligible employees are those who occupied an ET-10, ET-1...
News Article | April 10, 2015
Moves to Expand Social Security Benefits Gain Traction in the Senate
After decades of attempting to cut Social Security, members of Congress are beginning to devote their efforts to expanding Social Security benefits, and the effort is gaining traction. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) have supported legislation that exp...