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News Article | April 24, 2017

Workers Memorial Day is April 28

The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize the fight for workplace safety. Each year, thousands of workers die and millions more are injured or sickened from dangerous working conditions. Many em...

News Article | October 21, 2016

On 15th Anniversary of Anthrax Attacks, Workers Recall Those Who Died

Fifteen years after their deaths from exposure to anthrax-laden mail, Joseph P. Curseen Jr. and Thomas L. Morris Jr. were remembered by their co-workers at a reflective and joyful ceremony on Oct. 21. A monument to the two APWU members was unveiled at the memorial outside the mail processing center...

News Article | October 21, 2016

On 15th Anniversary of Anthrax Attacks, Workers Recall Those Who Died

Fifteen years after their deaths from exposure to anthrax-laden mail, Joseph P. Curseen Jr. and Thomas L. Morris Jr. were remembered by their co-workers at a reflective and joyful ceremony on Oct. 21. A monument to the two APWU members was unveiled at the memorial outside the mail processing center...

News Article | September 1, 2016

New Contractual Agreements in the MVS Craft

This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After extensive negotiations and interest arbitration, the motor Vehicle Division was successful in amending key sections of Article 39 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which governs the M...

News Article | September 1, 2016

New Contractual Agreements in the MVS Craft

This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After extensive negotiations and interest arbitration, the motor Vehicle Division was successful in amending key sections of Article 39 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which governs the M...

News Article | August 4, 2016

Iowa Post Office Issued $44,000 Fine for OSHA Violations

On July 29, a post office located in Osceola, IA, was issued a fine of $44,000 for four serious and one repeated safety violations.

News Article | August 4, 2016

Iowa Post Office Issued $44,000 Fine for OSHA Violations

On July 29, a post office located in Osceola, IA, was issued a fine of $44,000 for four serious and one repeated safety violations.

News Article | July 25, 2016

In the Dog Days of Summer Drivers Want Air

With temperatures soaring, many Motor Vehicle Service Craft employees have complained about management’s failure to maintain functioning air conditioning systems in their trucks – and the APWU has addressed those complaints at the national level, Craft Director Michael O. Foster reports.

News Article | July 25, 2016

In the Dog Days of Summer Drivers Want Air

With temperatures soaring, many Motor Vehicle Service Craft employees have complained about management’s failure to maintain functioning air conditioning systems in their trucks – and the APWU has addressed those complaints at the national level, Craft Director Michael O. Foster reports.

News Article | July 8, 2016

Union Challenges New CDL Rules

(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The APWU is challenging recent management changes to physical testing and licensing procedures for Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs) on a number of fronts. All of the changes were made without any notifica...

News Article | July 8, 2016

Union Challenges New CDL Rules

(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The APWU is challenging recent management changes to physical testing and licensing procedures for Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs) on a number of fronts. All of the changes were made without any notifica...

News Article | July 1, 2016

480-481 Local Takes Stand Against Hostile Work Environment

APWU members at the Metroplex Mail Processing and Distribution Center in suburban Detroit are taking a stand against an extremely hostile work environment.