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News Article | May 1, 2018
Members in Action
This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Tulsa Area Local Secretary-Treasurer Cynthia McNeilance (right) speaking to strikers. Also pictured is OPWU President Ashley Cargill (top left), and OPWU and Oklahoma City Area Local Vice President Janice...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Janus v. AFSCME Q&A
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) During the last few months, there has been a lot of discussion in the news about the Janus Supreme Court case and how it will affect public employees, all workers and the labor movement as a whole. Q: Wh...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Portuguese Postal Workers Hold One-Day Strike Over 4,000 Walk Out to Demand Reversal of Privatization Over 4,000 Portuguese postal workers held a one-day strike in Lisbon on Feb. 23, demanding a reversal...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Marching in Memphis: 50 Years Later
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., union activists and allies gathered together in Memphis, TN for three day...
News Article | April 30, 2018
May Day – Celebrate International Workers’ Day!
International Workers’ Day is May 1! Better known as May Day, it is an annual holiday commemorating the universal struggle of all working people. It is a day for all workers around the globe to stand together in solidarity and fight for respect, dignity, rights, and opportunities for working people...
News Article | April 30, 2018
Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Convenes
Members of the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. L-R: Yared Wonde, Dallas Area Local; Tiffany Foster, New York Metro Area Postal Union; Daleo Freeman, Cleveland Area Local; Robert Johnson, Greater Connecticut Area Local; Fred Wolfmeyer, St. Louis Gateway District Area Local; Scott Hoffman...
News Article | April 23, 2018
Stand Up for Safe Jobs on Workers Memorial Day
Each year on Workers Memorial Day (April 28), working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and recommit to the struggle for a safe workplace. The Post Office is a dangerous place to work. In Fiscal Year 2017 alone, 12 postal employees died on the job and 42,...
News Article | April 23, 2018
OPWU Supports Striking Education Workers
Teachers and public service workers in Oklahoma, inspired by their colleagues in West Virginia, went on strike on April 2 to take a stand for themselves and their students. APWU Oklahoma Postal Worker Union (OPWU) members joined the strikers outside the State Capitol in Oklahoma City on April 10.
News Article | April 11, 2018
Members Get Your Gear
Are you Fired Up and Ready to Go for the 2018 Contract Negotiations? Get your gear to show it! Members can now buy t-shirts, stickers, and wristbands from the APWU Store. Click here for the APWU Store.
News Article | April 6, 2018
Oklahoma Teacher Strike
Taking inspiration from the grassroots victory of the West Virginia education workers, the teachers and school workers in Oklahoma are taking a stand for themselves and their students. They, as well as educators in Kentucky and Arizona are proclaiming “enough is enough.” "This is our kids' future an...
News Article | March 28, 2018
Q&A with Our Revolution President Nina Turner
Nina Turner speaking at the 23rd Biennial National Convention on Aug. 22, 2016 in Orlando, FL Our Revolution formed in the wake of Senator Bernie Sanders’ ground-breaking presidential campaign. The American Postal Worker spoke with its President, former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner about the organ...
News Article | March 27, 2018
‘Let Them Eat Cake’
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein When the hungry people were demanding bread, French Queen Marie Antoinette was said to utter the words, “Let Them Eat Cake!” Little wonder she lost her head in the ensu...
News Article | March 27, 2018
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 16th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with a wealth of information to take home to their local and state organizations. Twenty-eight workshops will be offered on Friday, Aug. 17... All APWU mem...
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News Article | March 22, 2018
Contract Action Team Liaisons Appointed
Front (L-R): Janalee Banks, Wanda Harris, Ahlona Miranda, Angela Ellington Back (L-R): James Donohoe, Arrion Brown, Jennifer Lemke, Larry Guarnero To assist local and state organizations with developing strong grassroots organizing and activism in support of the APWU’s upcoming contract negotiatio...
News Article | March 16, 2018
2018 POWER Central Region Educational Conference Announced
The 2018 POWER Central Region Educational Conference has been officially announced! The conference commences promptly at 8:30 AM on Friday, May 18, 2018. It will conclude Saturday, May 19, 2018, no later than 6 PM. It will be held at the Hotel Lumière at the Arch, 999 North Second Street, Saint Lou...