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News Article | September 24, 2012
Tuesday, Sept. 25 National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday, Sept. 25, is National Voter Registration Day, and volunteers, celebrities and organizations across the country will hit the streets to sign up eligible voters.
News Article | September 20, 2012
Labor Launches Social Networking Tool To Get Out the Vote in November
Workers’ Voice, the political action arm of the AFL-CIO, has introduced a new online tool called “Friends and Neighbors” to activate and energize working families around political campaigns, legislative issues and holding elected officials accountable.
News Article | December 29, 2008
APWU Secures More Space For Inaugural Assembly,Invites NALC
The APWU has reserved additional space for union members to gather on Inauguration Day, union President William Burrus has announced. Union members will be able to enjoy the event at the National Association of Home Builders, 1201 15 Street NW, Washington, DC, 20005, directly across the street from...
News Article | December 16, 2008
Federal Health Plan Open Season Extended
Open Season for the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHB) has been extended, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced Dec. 8. The extension was granted in response to widespread concern over benefit changes by Blue Cross Blue Shield that would have required subscribers to pay a n...
News Article | December 15, 2008
APWU Offers Commemorative Inauguration Buttons
As excitement builds for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, the APWU is offering union members commemorative buttons to mark the historic event.
News Article | December 11, 2008
Burrus Meets with Obama Transition Team
APWU President William Burrus met with Stephen Crawford, a member of President-Elect Obama’s Transition Team, at the union’s national headquarters on Dec. 8, where the two “engaged in a thoughtful conversation about the future of the U.S. Postal Service and postal workers.” “Mr. Crawford impressed m...
News Article | November 20, 2008
Union Members to Gather for Obama Inauguration
APWU members who plan to visit the nation’s capital for Inauguration Day festivities on Jan. 20 will be able to enjoy the event with other activists at a downtown hotel, APWU President William Burrus has announced.
News Article | November 18, 2008
Postal, Federal Employees Can Now Wear Election Gear
With the national election concluded, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel has issued instructions that allow postal and federal employees to wear T-shirts that display candidates’ names and/or pictures while on duty or in a postal or federal workplace.
News Article | November 5, 2008
Burrus Hails Election Results As Signifying ‘The System Has Changed’
APWU President William Burrus spoke to APWU headquarters officers and staff during a celebration of Barack Obama's election as U.S. President. “America came together last night, and perhaps has begun a new chapter in the history of our democracy,” APWU President William Burrus said during a celebra...
News Article | November 4, 2008
Today’s the Day: Vote!
Vote Tuesday, Nov. 4 APWU President William Burrus is calling on union members to exercise their democratic right, and to vote for Barack Obama for president in today's history-making election. “We must change the direction of our nation,” the union president said, “and voters have the power to do s...
News Article | October 30, 2008
APWU Activists Making the Difference
Denver Metro Area Local member Tina DeSautels, participating in a "labor walk" earlier this year. As Election Day draws near, APWU members are out in force from coast to coast, canvassing neighborhoods and making phone calls to union households on behalf of worker-friendly candidates. In an effort...
News Article | October 30, 2008
Burrus Urges Union Members: Get Out and Vote!
As Nov. 4 draws near, APWU President William Burrus is urging union members to “get out and vote!” “This has been a long campaign and the stakes are high, especially for working people,” he noted. “We must change the direction of our nation,” the union president continued, “and voters have the power...
News Article | October 20, 2008
Two New APWU Flyers Support Obama
Flyers urging union members to vote for Barack Obama for president and for pro-worker legislators in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are being distributed to APWU members. A flyer mailed to APWU members who reside in “battleground states” outlines Obama’s positions on issues of concern...
News Article | October 7, 2008
Campaign in Full Swing in NC
APWU members in North Carolina found the presidential campaign on their doorstep over the weekend as Barack Obama visited the western part of the state. Obama spoke to an overflowing crowd of 28,000 at Asheville High School's Memorial Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 5, and made a surprise appearance at a De...
News Article | October 6, 2008
Voter Registration Deadlines Approach
Oct. 6 is the voter registration deadline in seven states, with the cut-off date approaching in many others. States with an Oct. 6 deadline include Florida, Colorado, Indiana, and Virginia, which are considered “battleground states.” Georgia, Arizona, and Kentucky also close their voting rolls Oct....