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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 | 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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 23, 2018

We Are Stronger With Our Allies

(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell  The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) has begun bargaining with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for a new contract, and members know this is our bread...

News Article | July 16, 2018

Collective Bargaining Versus the “Open-Door”

(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By President Mark Dimondstein  Members of  Central Jersey Area Local 149 are "Fired Up and Ready to Go" on Union Gear Day. “My door is always open,” is a common refrain by managers at non-union compan...

News Article | June 21, 2018

White House Plan to Privatize the Postal Service

The White House proposal on restructuring the federal government released today, “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century,” delivered nothing but misinformation and, if implemented, would end regular mail and package services at an affordable cost to 157 million addresses every day. Furt...

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