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News Article | February 1, 2016
An Action-Packed Year
Members of the Dallas [TX] Area Local at the May 14 National Day of Action. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Frederick Douglas, the renowned anti-slavery leader, declared, “Without struggle there can be no progress.” Certainly during...
News Article | February 1, 2016
An Action-Packed Year
Members of the Dallas [TX] Area Local at the May 14 National Day of Action. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Frederick Douglas, the renowned anti-slavery leader, declared, “Without struggle there can be no progress.” Certainly during...
News Article | January 1, 2016
What is ALEC?
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, is not a lobby or a front group. It is much more powerful than that,” writes ALEC Exposed.
News Article | January 1, 2016
What is ALEC?
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, is not a lobby or a front group. It is much more powerful than that,” writes ALEC Exposed.
News Article | March 1, 2015
Democracy Initiative Aims to Take Money Out of Politics
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Alarmed by the increasing role of corporate funding of elections and the suppression of voting rights in recent elections, a coalition known as the Democracy Initiative is taking a stand. The group i...
News Article | January 21, 2015
Protests Mark Fifth Anniversary of Citizens United
On Wednesday Jan. 21, dozens braved the snow to protest the fifth anniversary of Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruling that opened the floodgates to allow a tidal wave of corporate money to influence politics.
News Article | September 11, 2014
Our Right to Vote is Under Attack
In recent years, our right to vote has come under attack all across the country. Dozens of states are advancing voter suppression laws in an effort to influence the outcome of elections. The democratic process of the United States is based on free elections. America holds it up as a model for the wo...
Press Release | September 9, 2014
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the ‘Democracy for All’ Constitutional Amendment
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the ‘Democracy for All’ Constitutional Amendment
News Article | May 17, 2010
APWU Rallies Against Big Banks, For Good Jobs
Protesting corporate greed and big-bank financiers, APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of union activists at a rally in Washington DC on May 17 to literally shut down K Street and to shed light on the mess big banks have made of the economy.