CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Channel 9 uncovered a number of cases involving drug dealers using the postal service to transport drugs across the country. Authorities said a woman used the U.S. Postal service to ship a dangerous form of meth to Rowan County. Detectives have seen more cases where illegal drugs are shipped through the mail. […]
APWU members are invited to join APWU President Mark Dimondstein for a live Contract Town Hall Call on Mar. 19. We will discuss our fight to win a good contract for union members while we fight for a vibrant, public Postal Service for the people of the country. To participate, you must register online by 6:00 PM […]
Watch as Linn’s Stamp News managing editor Donna Houseman discusses news about United States stamps, including a plan to get rid of lick-and-stick stamps, a dramatic error on the $2 Circus souvenir sheet and the upcoming Maya Angelou stamp.
Thieves have been targeting cluster boxes in Davis, CA using a crow bar to pry them open. Once they’re in, they have access to not just one box, but to all of the mail of people living in the neighborhood.
Megan Brennan was sworn in on Friday, March 6, 2015 as the first female postmaster general at the Postal Service. Brennan received the honor in an installation ceremony in Washington D.C. “USPS will embrace change and aggressively pursue new business opportunities”, said Postmaster General Brennan. “The story of the Postal Service is really about change. […]
03/05/2015 – Washington – The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) announced today that the 200,000–member union, with the assistance of the AFL-CIO, has engaged a team of financial advisors, lawyers and economists to challenge the merger between Staples and Office Depot. The union is urging the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to block a merger […]
On March 4, 2015, President Dimondstein randomly selected five winners from among those who submitted “selfies.” Winners will receive $50 gift certificates to the APWU Store. Congratulations to: Donna DeMaio, Greater CT Area Local; Angela Ellington, Dallas TX Area Local; Michael Fincher, Toledo OH Local; Federica Harris, Philly BMC, and Laree Coppes, Brainerd MN Local. […]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of three pivotal events in the struggle for civil rights in America: “Bloody Sunday,” the Selma-to-Montgomery march, and the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. This weekend, NALC President Fredric Rolando will join leaders from other labor unions and a host of civil rights organizations—not to mention tens […]
TULSA, Okla. – For more than 36 years, U.S. Post Office Letter Carrier Dean Pingry has been delivering mail in snow, sleet, rain, heat and just about anything else nature can throw his way. “There’s one thousand 79 deliveries on my route,” said Pingry. During the cold months, pingry said it’s all about layering up […]
OZONE PARK, Queens (PIX11) – For almost four months, postal carriers have been passing by 97-05 103rd Ave., an apartment building in Ozone Park, Queens, without making any attempt to deliver the mail. The tenants have been forced to go to the local post office, 10 blocks aways, to pick up their mail. Why? – […]