2008 COPA Report
Make COPA a Prority
(05/01/09) Read a complete report on the union's COPA fundraising efforts for 2008. See which APWU state and local unions met or exceeded their goals, with interesting stories from local fundraising efforts. (Excerpts from the May/June 2009 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
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Fighting Back!
Why a Strong COPA Fund Is Essential
To Preserve Postal Jobs and Benefits

(March 2009) A new PowerPoint slide show about COPA, the APWU political action fund, is now available to local, state, and national officers for use at union meetings, conventions, and conferences.  The presentation explains what COPA is and why it is important to contribute. [read more]

Give to COPA —
Let Your Voice Be Heard!

To help give our union a stronger voice in national politics, APWU's Committee on Political Action (COPA) collects donations from union members and distributes them to candidates who will stand up for postal workers and working families. With the support of tens of thousands of APWU members, COPA raised more than $2.5 million during the 2007-2008 election cycle.

Why Give?

Much is at stake in the ongoing debate over the future of the Postal Service and how it treats its workers and customers. Simply put, postal workers need a strong voice in politics. By law, union dues and general treasury funds cannot be used to make contributions to candidates for elective office.

What's at Stake?

Well-funded mailing industry interests continue to demand below-cost postage discounts that rob the Postal Service of the revenue it needs. In the wake of the postal "reform" legislation passed in 2006, the mailing industry and its pro-privatization allies in Congress will continue to press the same anti-worker agenda adopted by the President's Commission on the Postal Service. That agenda calls for:

There are several convenient ways that you can help support COPA. Click here to find out how.

This COPA solicitation is paid for by the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, 1300 L St., N.W., Washington, D.C. (202) 842-4200; it is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Contributions or gifts to COPA are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. COPA will use the contributions it receives for political purposes, including making contributions to candidates for federal, state and local offices, and addressing political issues of public importance. Contributions to COPA are voluntary. More or less than the suggested amount may be given, and the amount given or the refusal to give will not benefit or disadvantage the person being solicited. Federal law requires political action committees to report the name, mailing address, occupation, and employer for each individual whose contributions aggregate in excess of $200 in a calendar year.