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News Article | August 23, 2018
Historic ‘I Am A Man’ Strike of Memphis Sanitation Workers Inspires APWU
On day 3 of the 24th Biennial National Convention, the delegates heard from American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) leaders about the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike. Many delegates found inspiration from the integral link between our past and present struggles,...
News Article | August 21, 2018
Delegation Hits the Streets Proclaiming the ‘U.S. Mail Is Not For Sale!’
On Tuesday afternoon, the highest governing body of the American Postal Workers Union hit the streets to protest against the possible sale of the U.S. Postal Service. “This White House, the Heritage Foundation, and their billionaire backers, the Wall Street investors, they want their greedy hands o...
News Article | August 20, 2018
Overcoming the Struggles Ahead
On Monday, Aug. 20, APWU National President Mark Dimondstein delivered the “State of the Union” address to the 2,038 delegates to the 24th Biennial National Convention. President Dimondstein addressed the successes of the past and struggles for the future. “I look forward to a spirited and productiv...
News Article | August 17, 2018
So-Called “Right-to-Work” Defeated in Missouri
APWU Members Henry Rice & John Zamudio with a Proud Voter Labor strikes back! In a critical battle faced by the labor movement union members and community allies joined together to stop Right-to-Work (for less) in Missouri. These laws make it optional for workers covered by union contracts to help...
News Article | August 14, 2018
2018 APWU Scholarship Winners
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C.Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2018.
News Article | July 27, 2018
Members in Action
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) PORTLAND, CINCINNATI LOCALS RALLY AGAINST CUTBACKS IN JOBS AND SERVICE Teresa Oller, steward from Portland OR Area Local, helps lead a rally against jobs and service cuts. In June, as the APWU barga...
News Article | July 27, 2018
We’re Fighting for Everyone
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) When APWU member Denisha Dean decided to step up and run for president of the Long Beach Area APWU Local, there were those who believed was too black, too young and too busy as a single mother to comp...
News Article | July 26, 2018
Major Victory For Expanded Postal Services
On Wednesday, July 18, the APWU and our allies won a big victory by defeating an attempt to prohibit the Postal Service from expanding financial services. In a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, an amendment to a government appropriation bill (H.R. 6147) offered by Representativ...
News Article | July 24, 2018
Postal Banking is Successful Around the World – Could It Work Here?
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Postal services across the world provide tried and tested and successful models for postal banking, or the provision of financial services via the post. New research by Holly Feldman Wiencek, Research...
News Article | July 24, 2018
Postal Support Employees Deserve Better
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Health Plan Director John Marcotte The USPS continues to fall short in its obligation to provide Postal Support Employees (PSEs) health insurance information that is vital to them and their familie...
News Article | July 24, 2018
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are part of the Postal Press Association. “Did you know unions are what brought race...
News Article | July 24, 2018
The Struggle to Win the 40-Hour Workweek
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson The upcoming celebration of Labor Day is a good time to remember the role labor unions have played in raising living standards and improving the qualit...
News Article | July 24, 2018
Many Hands Make Light Work
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Organization Director Anna Smith Sometimes it seems like we are our own worst enemy. When I first started my postal career there was always gloom and doom rhetoric going around the workroom floor....
News Article | July 24, 2018
The Attacks From All Sides Can Only Be Fought Through Solidarity
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard White House Proposal to Privatize the Postal Service In June, the White House proposal, “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century,” was rele...
News Article | July 24, 2018
A Culture of Solidarity
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors The owners of large corporations and their allies are behind the push to degrade and dismantle the Postal Service. Their money largely controls Congress, the media, and the US...