Des Moines Area Local and BMC Protest for a Viable Postal Service!
On Nov. 8, APWU Des Moines Area Local and the Des Moines BMC Local (Iowa) held an informational picket in front of the downtown processing and distribution center to send a resounding message to postal management: Postal Workers Want First-Class...
24th Biennial National Convention Announced
The 24th Biennial National Convention will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 20 – 23, 2018.
Communication Is the Key
(This article first appeared in the Nov-Dec 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
In most local unions, the primary means of communicating with the membership is at the general union meeting. However...
Veterans' Day Observed on Saturday November 11: Postal Retail and Delivery Closed
Each year, Veterans' Day is celebrated on Nov. 11. For 2017, the holiday falls on a Saturday.
There has been some confusion about when the Postal Service will observe the holiday because it has a six “business” day week. For clarification, USPS...
Support Postal Employees Impacted by Irma
Recovery had only just begun from Hurricane Harvey when Hurricane Irma delivered a second punch, leaving in its trail devastation that affects postal workers in the Caribbean, Florida and many parts of the south. It will be a long road to recovery...