Stand Up for Safe Jobs! Campaign Underway

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In 2014, more than 36,000 postal workers were injured or sickened at work and at least 10 suffered fatalities. “Here’s the simple truth,” APWU...

Looking Back, Going Forward After a Year of Progress

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Welcome to 2016! I trust all members had a safe and prosperous holiday period. As we begin 2016, I would like to share a short review of the...

Feeling the Bern!

Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses postal banking on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) During the two years I have served as APWU president I have made many...

‘Stand Up for Safe Jobs’ Campaign Gains Momentum

The APWU’s Stand Up for Safe Jobs campaign is gaining momentum! Across the country locals have been placing a renewed emphasis on workers’ right to a safe workplace and have been distributing fact sheets outlining those rights. The latest is Fact...

Union Settles Dispute on CDLs for Technicians

(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The union and management resolved a dispute in august concerning the Postal Service’s decision in April 2002 to waive the Commercial Driver’s...

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