An Action-Packed Year
Members of the Dallas [TX] Area Local at the
May 14 National Day of Action.
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Frederick Douglas, the renowned anti-slavery leader, declared, “Without...
APWU Lends a Hand to Letter Carriers’ Food Drive
APWU members in Upland, CA, with bags of collected food.
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The National Association of Letter Carriers’ 23rd Annual Food Drive was held on May 9. Every...
Postal Unions Object to Administration Proposal to Reduce Compensation to Injured Workers
In a June 15 letter, the presidents of the four postal unions asked the Department of Labor (DOL) and the White House to withdraw a proposal that would reduce compensation benefits to injured workers and urged the administration instead to work with...
Postal Unions Oppose Fast Track
In a joint letter to members of the House of Representatives, the presidents of the National Association of Letter Carriers, the National Postal Mail Handlers Union and APWU expressed opposition to the “Fast Track” trade bill pending before the...
Postal Unions Ask President To Designate July 26 ‘Postal Heritage Day’
The four postal unions have asked the White House to issue a Presidential Proclamation designating July 26, the agency’s 240th birthday, “Postal Heritage Day.”
The Postal Service was established on July 26, 1775, when an act of the Second...