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A Notorious Part of History: May 1933: The Dissolution of Labor Unions in Nazi/Fascist Germany
May 23, 2024
This month in Labor History, we look back at the dissolution of labor unions in Nazi/Fascist Germany in May of 1933. As authoritarianism takes a dangerous hold in the United States, this is a lesson from Nazi Germany that should be a wakeup call for...
Understanding "Financialization" and How to Defeat It
May 23, 2024
What is “financialization” and why is it detrimental to the working class? The Campaign for Postal Banking explores this topic and the importance of responsible and sustainable financial services.
Union Election Results To Be Posted on APWU Web Site
October 4, 2007
Ballots for the APWU election of national officers will be counted beginning on Oct. 5, and preliminary results will be posted on the union's Web site, www.apwu.org, as soon as they become available, Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton has announced...
Contract Talks Continue
October 1, 2007
The National Postal Professional Nurses-APWU and the Postal Service agreed on Sept. 28 to extend contract talks until Oct. 12. During negotiations held on Sept. 18, 24, 26 and 27, the union presented proposals — including an economic package — and...
APWU Officers’ Election Ends Oct. 5
September 26, 2007
Time is running short for members who have yet to vote in the APWU National Officers election. Ballots were mailed Sept. 12-15, and must be returned to and received in the designated post office box by 2 p.m. (Eastern Time), Oct. 5.
A small number...
Union Vows to Fight On At DHL in Eastern PA
September 19, 2007
Despite losing a union-representation election, an APWU-led organizing committee will press on in its campaign for workers’ rights at a sorting facility just outside of Allentown, PA.
APWU Slashes Employees' Costs For Consumer Driven Health Plan
September 18, 2007
APWU members who enroll in the Consumer Driven Health Plan will pay much lower premiums for health insurance in 2008, plan administrators announced Sept. 18. Union members will pay just $7.77 per pay period for self-only coverage, and $17.48 for...