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News Article | October 17, 2007
APWU Races for President
The APWU’s first national elections were held in 1974. Shown below are the results of the races for president to date.
News Article | October 15, 2007
APWU Launches Ad Campaign Against Consolidation in Michigan
An APWU advertising campaign in southern Michigan got underway last week, urging the citizens of Flint and Detroit to speak out against the consolidation of mail-processing operations into a new facility in Pontiac. The campaign is designed to generate interest in community meetings Oct. 22 and 23,...
News Article | October 15, 2007
And the Winners Are…
Drum roll, please! APWU President William Burrus has announced the winners of the national election Voter Participation Contest. The challenge, intended to encourage union members to vote, offered rewards to the locals and retiree chapters that were most successful in organizing APWU members to cast...
News Article | October 12, 2007
Give Yourself a Raise!
The APWU has slashed premium costs of the Consumer Driven Option for active postal employees who are members of APWU. And the High Option features reduced premium costs as well, while maintaining outstanding benefits in 2008. APWU Health Plan puts money back in your pocket this year. Switch to APWU...
News Article | October 11, 2007
It’s Official! Election Results Certified
Official results for the APWU election of national officers have been tabulated by American Arbitration Association and certified by the APWU Election Committee. They also will be published in the November/December edition of The American Postal Worker. The results have been separated according to l...
News Article | October 11, 2007
Union Officers Elected
In balloting that ended Oct. 5, William Burrus was re-elected to his third term as president, receiving more than 77 percent of the votes cast and capturing a majority in every state.
News Article | October 6, 2007
Unofficial Election Results Posted
Ballots for the APWU election of national officers are being counted by the American Arbitration Association, under the supervision of the APWU Election Committee. Preliminary, unofficial results are posted and will be updated frequently. Official results will be posted as soon as they are certifie...
News Article | October 6, 2007
Final, Unofficial Election Results
Ballots for the APWU election of national officers have been counted by the American Arbitration Association, under the supervision of the APWU Election Committee. Final, unofficial results are posted. Official results will be posted as soon as they are certified by the Election Committee, and will...
News Article | October 5, 2007
Ballot Count Begins
The APWU national officers’ election ballot count began Oct. 5. Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton has announced that approximately 77,127 ballots have been received. Unofficial results will be posted on the union's Web site, www.apwu.org, as soon as they become available.
News Article | October 4, 2007
Union Election Results To Be Posted on APWU Web Site
Ballots for the APWU election of national officers will be counted beginning on Oct. 5, and preliminary results will be posted on the union's Web site, www.apwu.org, as soon as they become available, Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton has announced. The unofficial tallies will be updated frequently...
News Article | October 1, 2007
Contract Talks Continue
The National Postal Professional Nurses-APWU and the Postal Service agreed on Sept. 28 to extend contract talks until Oct. 12. During negotiations held on Sept. 18, 24, 26 and 27, the union presented proposals — including an economic package — and answered questions from the Postal Service.
News Article | September 26, 2007
APWU Officers’ Election Ends Oct. 5
Time is running short for members who have yet to vote in the APWU National Officers election. Ballots were mailed Sept. 12-15, and must be returned to and received in the designated post office box by 2 p.m. (Eastern Time), Oct. 5. A small number of APWU members have reported that their completed...
News Article | September 19, 2007
Union Vows to Fight On At DHL in Eastern PA
Despite losing a union-representation election, an APWU-led organizing committee will press on in its campaign for workers’ rights at a sorting facility just outside of Allentown, PA.
News Article | September 18, 2007
APWU Slashes Employees’ Costs For Consumer Driven Health Plan
APWU members who enroll in the Consumer Driven Health Plan will pay much lower premiums for health insurance in 2008, plan administrators announced Sept. 18. Union members will pay just $7.77 per pay period for self-only coverage, and $17.48 for self-and-family coverage next year. The new rates repr...
News Article | September 17, 2007
New Developments in the Case of the ‘Jena Six’
A Louisiana appeals court has overturned the aggravated battery conviction of Mychal Bell, the lead defendant in the Jena 6 six racially-charged incident. “This decision is welcome,” said APWU President William Burrus, “but it does not resolve the community conflict or the status of the children who...