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News Article | April 6, 2005
Burrus Testimony: Bioterrorism Safeguards Remain Inadequate
A Government Accountability Office assessment of anthrax detection methods "underscores the lack of confidence" that many workers have in testing procedures at postal facilities, APWU President William Burrus said in testimony April 5 before a House subcommittee. "The fears postal workers harbor abo...
News Article | April 6, 2005
Burrus Testimony: Bioterrorism Safeguards Remain Inadequate
A Government Accountability Office assessment of anthrax detection methods "underscores the lack of confidence" that many workers have in testing procedures at postal facilities, APWU President William Burrus said in testimony April 5 before a House subcommittee. "The fears postal workers harbor abo...
News Article | April 1, 2005
John Edwards Walks APWU Picket Line
John Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate last year, gave a boost to striking APWU truck drivers in Des Moines when he walked the picket line with them April 1.
News Article | April 1, 2005
John Edwards Walks APWU Picket Line
John Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate last year, gave a boost to striking APWU truck drivers in Des Moines when he walked the picket line with them April 1.
News Article | March 28, 2005
Mail Contractor Threatens to Fire Striking Truck Drivers, APWU Charges
Mail Contractors of America, a private mail hauler, began a campaign of intimidation against striking APWU members in Jacksonville, FL, March 26, according to the local president representing the truck drivers.
News Article | March 28, 2005
Mail Contractor Threatens to Fire Striking Truck Drivers, APWU Charges
Mail Contractors of America, a private mail hauler, began a campaign of intimidation against striking APWU members in Jacksonville, FL, March 26, according to the local president representing the truck drivers.
News Article | March 24, 2005
Jacksonville Truck Drivers Join Strike Against Private Mail Haulers
APWU truck drivers who work for a private mail hauler in Jacksonville, FL, have joined a strike that began Tuesday in Des Moines and Kansas City, KS. Seventy-nine members of the union’s First Coast Local began striking at 7 a.m., March 24, with a picket line in front of the Mail Contractors of Ameri...
News Article | March 24, 2005
Jacksonville Truck Drivers Join Strike Against Private Mail Haulers
APWU truck drivers who work for a private mail hauler in Jacksonville, FL, have joined a strike that began Tuesday in Des Moines and Kansas City, KS. Seventy-nine members of the union’s First Coast Local began striking at 7 a.m., March 24, with a picket line in front of the Mail Contractors of Ameri...
News Article | March 23, 2005
APWU Private Mail Haulers Strike In Des Moines and Kansas City
More than 100 APWU members in Des Moines, IA, and Kansas City, KS, who are truck drivers for the private-mail hauler Mail Contractors of America, went on strike March 22, demanding the company negotiate a fair contract.
News Article | March 23, 2005
APWU Private Mail Haulers Strike In Des Moines and Kansas City
More than 100 APWU members in Des Moines, IA, and Kansas City, KS, who are truck drivers for the private-mail hauler Mail Contractors of America, went on strike March 22, demanding the company negotiate a fair contract.
News Article | March 18, 2005
Postal Reform Legislation Introduced in Senate
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, introduced a postal reform bill March 17 that is similar to legislation approved by the panel last year. The measure was co-sponsored by Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE) and Sen. George Voinovich (R-O...
News Article | March 18, 2005
Postal Reform Legislation Introduced in Senate
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, introduced a postal reform bill March 17 that is similar to legislation approved by the panel last year. The measure was co-sponsored by Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE) and Sen. George Voinovich (R-O...
News Article | March 14, 2005
Three-and-a-Half Years Later, Trenton P&DC Re-Opens
The Trenton P&DC, closed in the wake of anthrax terrorist attacks nearly three-and-half years ago, re-opened its retail services March 14, with its processing workers expected to return to the facility shortly.
News Article | March 14, 2005
Three-and-a-Half Years Later, Trenton P&DC Re-Opens
The Trenton P&DC, closed in the wake of anthrax terrorist attacks nearly three-and-half years ago, re-opened its retail services March 14, with its processing workers expected to return to the facility shortly.
News Article | March 10, 2005
List of Problematic ‘Leyman’ Trucks Released
The APWU in early March learned which USPS trucks featuring Leyman lift gates are being used and where they are being deployed. The USPS has been receiving parts and instructions from the manufacturer and has started modifying and replacing both rail-type and tuck-under lift gates.