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COPA Success Stories

The American Postal Worker is asking local and state organizations to provide information about members who deserve recognition for their fund-raising activities on behalf of APWU COPA. The March/April edition of the magazine will include a wrap-up of contributions for 2009 and spotlight exceptional COPA activists. Please send information (and photos!) as soon as possible and no later than Jan. 25, 2010, to COPAphotos@apwu.org, or to: APWU Communications Department, 1300 L St. NW, Washington, DC 20005 (202-842-4250).

Terry Keith Going Out a Winner In one of his last acts as an active union member, Terry Keith made a donation to COPA, the union’s Committee On Political Action. As a result, the newly-retired Keith is enjoying his new life just a little bit larger with the help of a brand-new 32-inch flat screen TV. When Keith, a member of the Fort Dodge (IA) local, was at the All-Craft Conference in October, he got a chance to do what he has so often done during his nearly four decades as a union member: He made a contribution to COPA. In this instance, part of his contribution was a purchase of a raffle ticket. He subsequently learned that he had won 100,000 points on a credit-card purchase, and he put almost all of his winnings toward a big-screen television. “Just wanted to let you know that I received the TV that I ordered with the points I won,” Keith wrote to the COPA Committee. “Everything works great. I’d like to thank the APWU for everything they’ve done for me the last 38 years as a postal worker. I’ve retired as of Oct. 31 and this was a great retirement surprise.”

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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.

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