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News Article | July 1, 2009
Consolidating Stations
At a meeting at USPS Headquarters on June 23, the Postal Service briefed APWU officers of the Clerk, Maintenance, and Motor Vehicle Crafts [ PDF | Powerpoint presentation] about plans to consolidate operations in large stations and branches.
News Article | June 9, 2009
APWU Responds to USPS Notice on Retail Operations
In response to a USPS notice that “the Postal Service is considering consolidating operations in our larger stations and branches,” APWU President William Burrus has reminded management that a Memorandum of Understanding included in the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement requires that “all ex...
News Article | April 16, 2008
APWU Donation to Save Small-Town Post Office
The APWU has given a one-of-a-kind gift to the people of McCausland, Iowa: a donation of $30,000 to help save their post office. The contribution will pay for renovations to a building the small town purchased in order to stave off threats by the USPS to discontinue regular postal service for its 30...
News Article | September 16, 2025
Local Unions Fight to Save Post Offices
Several south Florida communities are continuing the struggle to keep their neighborhood post offices open. In February, when the USPS released itsmost recent list of targeted stations, one office in Fort Myers, two in Naples, and two locations in Miami remained under consideration, down from eight...
News Article | September 16, 2025
PRC Slams USPS Closure Plans
Echoing recommendations made by the APWU, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) sharply criticized USPS plans for closing stations and branches in an “advisory opinion” issued March 10. The Postal Service should give residents more notice when it plans to close stations or branches, and should impr...
News Article | September 16, 2025
Fighting Contract Postal Units; Protecting Retail Jobs
The USPS announcement in May that more than 3,200 stations and branches in Level 24-and-above post offices would be evaluated for possible consolidation or closure has sparked great concern across the country. Retail employees are understandably fearful that their jobs will be eliminated, and many u...
News Article | September 16, 2025
APWU Presses Fight to Keep Retail Units Open
With the number of USPS stations and branches under consideration for closure still in flux, the APWU continues to lead community-based drives to keep retail units open. The Postal Service first announced in May that more than 3,200 stations and branches in Level 24-and-above post offices were being...
News Article | September 16, 2025
Who Do You Believe?
There is an expression, “Who do you believe – your lying eyes or me?” Well, APWU union representatives are accustomed to managers being less than honest about their actions during Labor-Management meetings and at various steps of the grievance procedure. But the recent roll-out of the Postmaster Gen...
News Article | September 16, 2025
Rallying Community Support Is Key to Keeping Post Offices Open
Too far for walking, too crowded for waiting, and too congested for driving and parking.” The phrase has become almost a mantra in communities where the Postal Service is rushing to shut down retail units, and shunt consumers off to what might be described as “the next nearest Post Office.”
News Article | September 16, 2025
‘Closures’ Report Reveals Inconsistencies
Call it what you will, shuttering retail Postal Service facilities reduces public service, and the public has been watching. Late last year, the Congressional Research Service issued a report titled “Post Office and Retail Facility Closures: Overview and Issues for Congress.” The study chronicles cu...
News Article | September 16, 2025
USPS Plays the Perception Game
On May 17, the Postal Service announced that it would begin implementing a “new” network consolidation plan. Unfortunately, the new plan is the same as the old plan. In February, the USPS announced that it had approved 223 mail processing facilities for consolidation, with six more still under study...
News Article | September 16, 2025
Fighting Contract Postal Units; Protecting Retail Jobs
The USPS announcement in May that more than 3,200 stations and branches in Level 24-and-above post offices would be evaluated for possible consolidation or closure has sparked great concern across the country. Retail employees are understandably fearful that their jobs will be eliminated, and many u...
News Article | September 16, 2025
APWU Presses Fight to Keep Retail Units Open
With the number of USPS stations and branches under consideration for closure still in flux, the APWU continues to lead community-based drives to keep retail units open. The Postal Service first announced in May that more than 3,200 stations and branches in Level 24-and-above post offices were being...
News Article | September 16, 2025
Who Do You Believe?
There is an expression, “Who do you believe – your lying eyes or me?” Well, APWU union representatives are accustomed to managers being less than honest about their actions during Labor-Management meetings and at various steps of the grievance procedure. But the recent roll-out of the Postmaster Gen...
News Article | September 16, 2025
Rallying Community Support Is Key to Keeping Post Offices Open
Too far for walking, too crowded for waiting, and too congested for driving and parking.” The phrase has become almost a mantra in communities where the Postal Service is rushing to shut down retail units, and shunt consumers off to what might be described as “the next nearest Post Office.”