APWU to Teachers, Parents: Don’t Buy School Supplies at Staples 08/12/2014 – As the back-to-school season moves into high gear, the APWU is ramping up its ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign, with online ads directed at educators and parents. The ads ask them to buy school supplies elsewhere. The APWU has also developed a flyer for distribution to teachers that […]
The Postal Service’s Best-Kept Secret: It’s Making Money from Operations 08/11/2014 – USPS management is doing its best to keep the good news quiet, but facts are facts. According to reports released by the USPS on Aug. 11, as of June 30, three-quarters of the way through Fiscal Year 2014: Operating income was up by about $1 […]
APWU: Deadline Extended through Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 The Senate Can Help Stop Service Cuts and Plant Closures 08/07/2014 – A move by the USPS that will slow America’s mail service and that threatens tens of thousands of jobs requires an urgent response, said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. On June 30, the USPS announced its […]
08/05/2014 – A move by the USPS that will slow America’s mail service and that threatens tens of thousands of jobs requires an urgent response, said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. On June 30, the USPS announced its intention to close and consolidate 82 mail processing facilities in 37 states throughout the country beginning in January […]
Convention Delegates Act on Tough Issues Deliberations Continue on Constitutional Resolutions July 25, 2014 – Acting on the first resolution reported by the Constitution Committee during Wednesday’s session, as a cost-savings measure, delegates amended the APWU Constitution, shortening the time frame for National Conventions from five to four days. The change also adds one-hour to […]
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. Fast-food workers and Walmart workers are on the cutting edge of labor struggles today. In the anti-union and pro-business environment […]
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 […]
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, […]