‘Ask a Working Woman’ Survey

Working women understand the difficulties of balancing work and family, the pressure of making ends meet, and the challenges of getting ahead.  That’s why the union urges APWU members to make their voices heard by taking part in the AFL-CIO’s 2008...

APWU Continues the ‘Family’ Tradition

The Fort Wayne Area Local’s organizing drive last year yielded 135 new members.Organizing Committee Co-Chair Amy Sutcliffe, left, and Stephanie DeBolt prepare a bulk mailing during the campaign.  In 2007, when the APWU launched a Women’s Organizing...

2007 Organizing Campaign Special Drawing Winners Announced

More than a dozen new APWU members are finding out that it really does pay to join the union. Organization Department Director Frank A. Romero announced today the winners of a special drawing that awarded prizes to a sampling of the thousands of new...

Women’s Organizing Campaign Grows

Support for the Women’s Organizing Campaign is growing, with 89 locals and 17 state organizations participating, said Liz Powell, chairperson of the APWU subcommittee that is coordinating the drive. Because of new interest in the campaign, the...

Equal Pay Day Arrives April 24

On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, working women across the country will mark Equal Pay Day — the day when women’s wages will finally catch up to what men earned in 2006. “Women have come a long way, but are still waiting for equal pay,” said Dr. Heidi...

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