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APWU, Unions Rally with AFGE to ‘Save Our Civil Service’
February 12, 2025
In a massive show of solidarity, AFL-CIO affiliated unions, Congressional allies, and federal workers gathered on Feb. 11 at Upper Senate Park in a rally to “Save Our Civil Service,” hosted by American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) amid...
PRC Advisory Opinion on USPS Service Standard Changes, Warns of ‘Significant Negative Impact’
February 4, 2025
In October 2024, the United States Postal Service announced proposed changes to how it collects and distributes outgoing mail that would lengthen the delivery service standards for much of the country’s First Class Mail. Before implementing the...
Starting 2017 with a Bang!
March 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman
I was never a more proud member of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) than when news broke...
Working Together to Reduce the Arbitration Backlog
March 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
Presently, there is an arbitration backlog and the reason is simple. The grievances appealed to arbitration are...
Unity and Activism - Key to Victory!
March 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By President Mark Dimondstein
After a dynamic three-year campaign, we have won the Stop Staples fight! Postal management informed the APWU in...
Honoring Women's History
March 1, 2017
On Feb 27, 2017, The APWU National Executive Board adopted a proclamation to honor the women of the APWU throughout March, in celebration of Women's History Month. Click to read the proclamation...
The Great 1970 Mail Strike that Stunned the Country
February 28, 2017
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
In March of 1970, the United States had been in a financial and commerce standstill for two weeks. Tired of poor working conditions and low pay,...