Update on Contract Negotiation Preparations on April 23
04/21/2018 -
Contract Negotiation Opening Day – June 26 – is around the corner. Join our live Tele-Town Hall for updates on negotiation preparations that are under way.
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President Issues Executive Order on USPS
04/13/2018 - President Trump has issued an Executive Order to form a “task force” to evaluate the finances of the United States Postal Service. Such evaluation will include pricing, policies and the costs of the workforce... “The APWU looks forward to working with anyone truly interested in maintaining a vibrant public Postal Service for generations to come. If given the opportunity to meet with the task force, we will forthrightly tell the truth, share our views and promote the protection of the rights and benefits of postal employees,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.
Members Get Your Gear
to Get Fired Up & Ready to Go!
04/11/2018 - 
Are you Fired Up and Ready to Go for the 2018 Contract Negotiations? Get your gear to show it!
Members can now buy t-shirts, stickers, and wristbands from the APWU Store.
Click here for the APWU Store.
Stand Up for Safe Jobs on Workers Memorial Day
04/10/2018 - Each year on Workers Memorial Day (April 28), working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and recommit to the struggle for a safe workplace.
Download PDF (631.66 KB)Flyer: Your Post Office Receives Zero Tax Dollars
04/09/2018 - 
As tax day approaches, it is a good time to remind everyone about the important fact that the Postal Service receives zero taxpayer dollars. Get the word out! Download this flyer to print and share. Stay tuned to Facebook and Twitter on tax day for other ways to spread the word.
Oklahoma Teacher Strike
Part of a Growing Movement
04/06/2018 - Taking inspiration from the grassroots victory of the West Virginia education workers, the teachers and school workers in Oklahoma are taking a stand for themselves and their students. They, as well as educators in Kentucky and Arizona are proclaiming “enough is enough.”
"This is our kids' future and the future of our state," said APWU Oklahoma State President Ashley Cargill... "When we support each other, we can all go further."
Changed My Mind
03/28/2018 - 
The following is a reprint of a column by APWU of Wisconsin President Steve Lord that ran in the November-December 2017 issue of The Badger Bulletin. So, I haven’t changed my mind about retiring. I only have 50 days left at the USPS and a few months as State President but, I have changed my mind about a few other things. One of the things I have changed my mind about is term limits for our elected U.S. representatives.
Q&A with Our Revolution President Nina Turner
03/28/2018 - 
Convention on Aug. 22, 2016 in Orlando, FL
Our Revolution formed in the wake of Senator Bernie Sanders’ ground-breaking presidential campaign. The American Postal Worker spoke with its President, former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner about the organization’s future goals. Q: What is Our Revolution?
A: “Our Revolution is an organization that is building progressive, grassroots movements all across the country, in a way that reminds people that the political power is in our hands. In order to create a strong democracy, people have to be engaged.
EEOC Decision is Final:
National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers
03/28/2018 - The time is now for all current and former permanent-rehabilitation and limited-duty postal employees who were subjected to the USPS National Reassessment Process (NRP) between May 5, 2006 and July 1, 2011 to file a timely claim with the Postal Service to seek monetary damages and other relief. The Postal Service has exhausted all of its administrative appeals in the class action discrimination complaint, McConnell v. USPS.
APWU Member April Burger is 2017 Passport Acceptance Agent of the Year
03/27/2018 - 
Secretary for Passport Services, after the award ceremony.
April Burger, a 31-year member of the Jefferson City Local (MO) and the local’s secretary-treasurer, was unanimously chosen as 2017 Acceptance Agent of the Year for the Department of State’s (DOS) National Awards Program for Passport Acceptance Facilities and Agents. She was honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 29.