July 24, 2014 – Nearly 150 Convention delegates attended the Postal Banking Forum on Wednesday after the convention adjourned. The session, moderated by Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher, included Denis Lemelin, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Jose Sayagues, federal secretary of the Spain FSP-UGT Postal Sector; Jose Oliveira, international relations secretary of […]
APWU – July 24, 2014 – The Convention theme of ‘Stand Up, Fight Back’ was on display Tuesday and Wednesday when two of the most exciting labor struggles in the country honored the assembly with their presence.
Delegates Take It to the Streets ‘The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale’ July 23, 2014 – Thousands of convention delegates and postal supporters, including leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union, protested the privatization of the USPS at a Staples store in the Chicago Loop on Tuesday. The delegates traveled by bus from the […]
Supportive rescue Letter carrier rescues mother and child USPS – July 21, 2014 – Orlando, FL, Letter Carrier Rena McVey had just completed her route and was on her way back to the Lee Vista Carrier Annex when she saw two vehicles involved in an accident. McVey stopped to offer assistance. She found a 7-year-old […]
The Trial and the Verdict ‘Dump the Postmaster General!’ 07/22/2014 – After noting that some have called Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s actions criminal, and a clear violation of the law that created and maintains the Postal Service as a fundamental right of the people, APWU President Mark Dimondstein called the PMG “Wall Street’s Trojan Horse, […]
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – Liam Donafee was just ten years old when his father died. David Donafee was delivering mail in Parma Heights Feb. 14, 2008 when he was hit by a car and killed. “At first it was really devastating and then I was sad for a little while but my mother showed me I had to push […]