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News Article | September 24, 2008

Department of Labor Extends Voting Deadline

In a notice to APWU members who are eligible to vote in the re-run election for Motor Vehicle Division National Business Agent, Southern Region, Southwest Sub-Region, the Department of Labor announces an extension of the balloting deadline. Ballots are now due back no later than 10:45 a.m. (EST) on...

Department of Labor, Election of Union Officers

News Article | September 22, 2008

APWU Representatives Gain Access to USPS PolicyNet

The APWU has reached agreement with the Postal Service on a method for granting union representatives at the state and local levels direct access to USPS PolicyNet. PolicyNet is the portion of the Postal Service intranet (Blue) that contains handbooks, manuals, Management Instructions, publications...

USPS Policies & Programs

News Article | September 22, 2008

Getting the Job Done in Maine

APWU members all across the country are on the front lines in the fight to elect a president and members of Congress who will stand up for working families by participating in Labor 2008, the AFL-CIO's political education and action program. In Maine, Portland Area Local members are making phone ca...

Elections

News Article | September 19, 2008

Duplicates Available for Those Who Have Not Received Ballots

In a notice to APWU members who are eligible to vote in the re-run election for Motor Vehicle Division National Business Agent, Southern Region, Southwest Sub-Region, the Department of Labor announces that if you have not received your ballot, or if your ballot was lost or destroyed, you may request...

Department of Labor, Election of Union Officers

News Article | September 18, 2008

APWU Members Lead Washington Protest of DHL

More than 50 APWU members, community activists, and other representatives of the Ohio-based “Save The Jobs, Save Our Community” coalition staged a protest of DHL business practices Sept. 17 at the German Embassy in

Private-Sector Workers

News Article | September 15, 2008

Congressman, Postal Workers Protest BMC Privatization

Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) joined more than 100 postal workers and their families at a press conference outside the Philadelphia Bulk Mail Center Sept. 12, protesting plans to privatize operations at the nation’s 21 BMCs. Outsourcing the work would hurt service and result in a loss of union jobs, th...

Bulk Mail Centers

News Article | September 12, 2008

APWU Youth Make Unionism ‘A Family Affair’

The APWU Women's Organizing Committee has announced the winners of the union's "Make it a Family Affair" creativity contest, reports APWU Regional Coordinator Liz Powell, the panel's chairwoman. The contest — designed to promote among our youth a better understanding of the vital role unions and the...

Women's Issues

News Article | September 10, 2008

Early-Retirement Info Wrong, Burrus Tells Postal Service

APWU President William Burrus has notified the Postal Service of significant errors in information the USPS provided to employees eligible for Voluntary Early Retirement (VER), and has requested management’s “immediate attention to these matters” so that employees do not suffer irrevocable harm as a...

Voluntary Early Retirement / Incentives

News Article | September 4, 2008

Burrus to Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Employees: Don’t Go!

With news that the Postal Service will offer Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) to Motor Vehicle Services and Maintenance Craft employees — except Electronic Technicians — APWU President William Burrus is reiterating his advice to union members: DON’T GO! “My reasoning is simple,” he said. “Every APW...

Voluntary Early Retirement / Incentives

News Article | September 3, 2008

APWU Offers Campaign Material In Support of Obama’s Candidacy

With enthusiasm for Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign for president running high among postal workers, the APWU is offering a wealth of material online to support his candidacy. Locals and state organizations that wish to assist in Obama’s historic run for the White House can order posters, bumper stick...

Elections

News Article | August 31, 2008

Andrew Furuseth: ‘The Abe Lincoln of the Sea’

The struggles of workers aboard commercial ships have seldom received much public attention, but some of history’s worst employment practices occurred at sea, where sailors were often subject to forced labor, brutal discipline, deplorable working conditions, and little certainty about being paid. Wh...

Labor History

News Article | August 25, 2008

Delegates Vow to Fight Privatization of Parcel Post

On the final day of the APWU 19th Biennial Convention, delegates adopted a resolution calling on the union’s national leadership to “lead and organize resistance to any/all attempts to privatize the parcel business.”

Bulk Mail Centers

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...