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News Article | February 28, 2006
Frances Perkins: Trailblazer for Workers’ Rights
In an era when few women had risen to positions of prominence, Frances Perkins in 1933 became the nation’s first female cabinet secretary. During her long tenure as Secretary of the Department of Labor, she was a trailblazer for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights. Her efforts helped t...
News Article | February 27, 2006
APWU Members Win 5-Year Contract at Detroit MTESC
Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract Feb. 24. The APWU membership at the Pittsburgh MTESC will vote on a separate and similar agreement on Feb. 28.
News Article | February 27, 2006
APWU Members Win 5-Year Contract at Detroit MTESC
Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract Feb. 24. The APWU membership at the Pittsburgh MTESC will vote on a separate and similar agreement on Feb. 28.
News Article | February 15, 2006
USPS Briefs APWU on Plan to Realign Postal Network
The Postal Service provided a long-awaited outline of the Evolutionary Network Development (END) program in a meeting with APWU officers Feb. 14, 2006 — the same day it submitted the plan to the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) for evaluation.
News Article | February 15, 2006
USPS Briefs APWU on Plan to Realign Postal Network
The Postal Service provided a long-awaited outline of the Evolutionary Network Development (END) program in a meeting with APWU officers Feb. 14, 2006 — the same day it submitted the plan to the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) for evaluation.
News Article | February 9, 2006
Senate Votes to Approve Postal Reform Measure
The Senate approved a postal reform bill by “unanimous consent” Feb. 9, taking reorganization of the USPS one step closer to reality. Before the legislation can be sent to President Bush, however, a conference committee must be formed to resolve differences between the Senate bill (S. 662) and a sim...
News Article | February 9, 2006
Senate Votes to Approve Postal Reform Measure
The Senate approved a postal reform bill by “unanimous consent” Feb. 9, taking reorganization of the USPS one step closer to reality. Before the legislation can be sent to President Bush, however, a conference committee must be formed to resolve differences between the Senate bill (S. 662) and a sim...
News Article | February 8, 2006
Union Wins Important Ruling For Private-Sector Truck Drivers
A National Labor Relations Board ruling last month concluded that Mail Contractors of America (MCA), a private-sector mail hauler, committed an unfair labor practice when it changed a driver relay point in April 2005 without bargaining with the union. The APWU represents the drivers at five MCA term...
News Article | February 8, 2006
Union Wins Important Ruling For Private-Sector Truck Drivers
A National Labor Relations Board ruling last month concluded that Mail Contractors of America (MCA), a private-sector mail hauler, committed an unfair labor practice when it changed a driver relay point in April 2005 without bargaining with the union. The APWU represents the drivers at five MCA term...
News Article | February 7, 2006
APWU Establishes Fund for Shooting Victims’ Families
The APWU has established a memorial fund to benefit the families of APWU members who were killed Jan. 30 in the shootings at the Santa Barbara P&DC in Goleta, CA.
News Article | February 7, 2006
APWU Establishes Fund for Shooting Victims’ Families
The APWU has established a memorial fund to benefit the families of APWU members who were killed Jan. 30 in the shootings at the Santa Barbara P&DC in Goleta, CA.
News Article | January 20, 2006
APWU, Serco Open Talks In Detroit Over New MTESC Agreement
The APWU’s Detroit District Area Local and the privately-owned Serco Corporation have begun negotiations over a successor contract at its MTESC site in suburban Detroit.
News Article | January 20, 2006
APWU, Serco Open Talks In Detroit Over New MTESC Agreement
The APWU’s Detroit District Area Local and the privately-owned Serco Corporation have begun negotiations over a successor contract at its MTESC site in suburban Detroit.
News Article | December 31, 2005
The Post Office Department and Jim Crow
Although slavery had been outlawed, there were virtually no laws or regulations after the Civil War that provided African-Americans with protection against racial discrimination on the job, unless they worked for the federal government.In 1883, as part of a reform movement to root out corruption and...
News Article | December 31, 2005
The Post Office Department and Jim Crow
Although slavery had been outlawed, there were virtually no laws or regulations after the Civil War that provided African-Americans with protection against racial discrimination on the job, unless they worked for the federal government.In 1883, as part of a reform movement to root out corruption and...