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News Article | November 24, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving !
The officers and staff of the APWU wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving.
News Article | November 1, 2015
Standing Up, Fighting Back: A Job Well Done
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) With a great sense of pride, I take this opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of our local and state leaders and National Business Agents in the Northeast Region. Their continui...
News Article | September 18, 2015
San Jose Students Say, ‘Give America Good Postal Service!’
Lowell Elementary School students in San Jose, CA, got a special treat this week: coloring books filled with fun facts about the Postal Service and how mail is delivered. Students at Lowell Elementary are all smiles about the Postal Service, with Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez and San Jos...
News Article | September 1, 2015
‘Post Office Guy’ is a Civilian Champion
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sidney Moss is a semi-retired clinical social worker, but around town in Northampton, MA, he is known as “the post office guy.” For the past year, Moss has been writing letters to the editor of...
News Article | July 1, 2015
Ralph Nader Dedicates Book to Postal Workers
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Consumer advocate Ralph Nader’s most recent book honors postal workers. Return to Sender: Unanswered Letters to the President, 2001-2015, which champions the importance of letter writing, is dedicated...
News Article | June 17, 2015
Members Only Section to Undergo Maintenance
Due to maintenance work, the Members Only section of www.apwu.org may experience some disruption on beginning on Friday, June 19, at 6:00 p.m. EST and lasting through early Saturday evening. We regret the inconvenience.
News Article | June 3, 2015
Kenny Wilson
Kenneth D. Wilson, former APWU Clerk Craft Director, passed away on June 1. He was 82.
News Article | May 5, 2015
Support the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive on May 9
The American Postal Workers Union endorses the 23rd annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive, taking place Saturday, May 9.
News Article | May 1, 2015
Robin Hood Lives!
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Rep. Keith Ellison introduces the Robin Hood Tax on March 19. A proposal is gaining traction that would refund to the people of the country the billions of dollars they paid to bailout the titans of Wall...
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
In Historic Vote, Greece Elects Pro-Worker Party
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Greece made history in January when it elected the pro-worker Syriza Party – the culmination of years of protests against dire economic conditions following the global financial crisis that began in 2008...
News Article | May 1, 2015
Postal Clerk Remembers Bloody Sunday
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Distribution Clerk George James was just 15 when he tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965. He says he had no idea history would be made that day, when police attacked peaceful proteste...
News Article | April 2, 2015
Members Only Section to Undergo Maintenance
The Members Only section of www.apwu.org will not be available due to site maintenance from April 9 through April 13. We regret the inconvenience.
News Article | March 19, 2015
Robin Hood to the Rescue!
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) will re-introduce the Robin Hood Tax bill in Congress today.
News Article | March 6, 2015
Marking 50 Years Since Selma
March 7 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the march for civil rights from Selma to Montgomery, AL, which was cut short by police brutality. The march galvanized the burgeoning movement for voting rights and was a catalyst for passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.