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News Article | July 25, 2014
Ed Schultz, Rev. William Barber: Together, We Will Win!
Convention delegates were inspired by rousing speeches from two great supporters of working people. Ed Schultz, host of The Ed Show on MSNBC addressed the delegates on day 4 of the National Convention and Reverend William Barber, a leader of the Moral Monday movement in North Carolina told delegates...
News Article | July 25, 2014
Deliberations Continue on Constitutional Resolutions
Acting on the first resolution reported by the Constitution Committee during Wednesday’s session, as a cost-savings measure, delegates amended the APWU Constitution, shortening the time frame for National Conventions from five to four days. The change also adds one-hour to each of the four days the...
News Article | July 24, 2014
Retirees Answer the Call
“You are, and we are, a value to the union!” Retirees Department Director Judy Beard said at the Retiree Conference on Saturday, July 19. Retiree members from all over the country gathered at the conference to send a clear message to the union: they are active, mobilized, and ready to fight for the...
News Article | July 24, 2014
International Solidarity
The 22nd Biennial Convention continued the tradition of hosting union leaders and activists from around the globe. Their presence is an expression of building solidarity on an international level. The delegates who attended came from public sector unions in their countries. They were from Canada, Sp...
News Article | July 24, 2014
APWU POWER Caucus Held
At a caucus held after adjournment of Monday’s convention session, members and supporters of the APWU Post Office Women for Equal Rights (POWER) heard inspiring accounts from a number of sisters about their life experiences and paths to leadership roles in the APWU because of POWER.
News Article | July 24, 2014
OUR Walmart, Fast-Food Workers Inspire Convention Delegates
The Convention theme of 'Stand Up, Fight Back' was on display Tuesday and Wednesday when two of the most exciting labor struggles in the country honored the assembly with their presence.
News Article | July 24, 2014
Postal Banking: An Urgent Public Need
Nearly 150 Convention delegates attended the Postal Banking Forum on Wednesday after the convention adjourned. The session, moderated by Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher, included Denis Lemelin, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Jose Sayagues, federal secretary of the Spain...
News Article | July 23, 2014
Clerk Craft Focuses on Resolutions, MOUs
The 2014 Clerk Craft Convention ended on Sunday, July 20 after two days of spirited debate. The delegates moved through 45 resolutions submitted by local and state organizations that were reviewed by the Clerk Craft Committee chaired by Elena White of the Trenton Metro Area Local.
News Article | July 23, 2014
Support Services: Successful Negotiations
Prior to the start of the 2014 Bienniel Convention in Chicago, members of the Support Services Division discussed three successful contract negotiations in 2014.
News Article | July 23, 2014
The Labor Movement: Time for a New Day
Nearly two hundred members gathered Sunday afternoon at the 22nd Biennial National Convention in Chicago, IL for an inspiring and lively program organized by Retiree Director Judy Beard, that included talks by four panelists interspersed with singing and chanting led by moderator, Elise Bryant of th...
News Article | July 23, 2014
Maintenance Craft Debates Settlement
Maintenance delegates gathered at a pre-convention conference in Chicago to discuss a major settlement that resolves a long-standing dispute over custodial staffing and results in the conversion to career of all Maintenance Craft Postal Support Employees.
News Article | July 23, 2014
Delegates Debate Bargaining Resolutions
Delegates to the APWU’s 22nd Biennial National Convention got down to business on the convention’s opening day, debating and voting on resolutions submitted to the Labor-Management Committee.
News Article | July 23, 2014
‘Fighting for our Survival’
“We’re fighting for our lives, fighting for our very survival” said Motor Vehicle Director Michael Foster on Saturday, July 19 in his report at the opening of the MVS Craft Conference in Chicago. “Contracting out of Postal Vehicle Services (PVS) and Vehicle Maintenance Services (VMF) continue to be...
News Article | July 23, 2014
‘The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale’
Thousands of convention delegates and postal supporters, including leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union, protested the privatization of the USPS at a Staples store in the Chicago Loop on Tuesday.
News Article | July 22, 2014
Historic Postal Union Alliance Rallies APWU Convention Delegates
Evidence that the Postal Alliance formalized on March 10, 2014 is in full effect was clear to the delegates on Monday. In what was an APWU Convention first, the Presidents of the other three Postal Unions addressed the delegates.