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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds Hearing on Oversight of the USPS

April 16, 2024
On 4/16, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing to conduct oversight of the USPS. The purpose of the hearing, as stated by Committee Chaiman Senator Gary Peters office

Grievance Moratorium will be in Effect Due to 2024 National Convention

April 11, 2024
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, state and local levels from July 8 through July 22, 2024, due to the 2024 APWU Biennial Convention,...

Senate Hearing Investigates Union-Busting Federal Contractors

May 6, 2022
On Thursday May 5, 2022 the Senate Budget Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), held a hearing titled, “Should Taxpayer Dollars Go to Companies that Violate Labor Laws?” The hearing was held in response to the Federal Government’s...

The Importance of Critical Thinking and Common Sense

May 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Importance of Critical Thinking and Common Sense I felt the need for the above title in order to raise the awareness and consciences of our union...

We Need Better Service Standards to Secure 2022 Mail Ballot Protections

May 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Mid-term elections are November 8, 2022. All 435 seats are up for election in the House of Representatives, with 48 members having announced their...

It Pays to have a Union Presence in the Workplace!

May 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This can be interpreted literally or figuratively when our local and state officers organize our non-members. While the overall benefit of belonging to...

New Beginning, New Goals for Human Relations

May 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Workers magazine) I would like to begin by thanking President Dimondstein and the National Executive Board for appointing me to the position of Director of Human...

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