NY Metro APWU’s ‘The Union Mail’ wins 3 Communications Awards

The Union Mail recently won 3 awards at the Metro NY Labor Communications Council’s Annual Communications Contest. Chuck Zlatkin (previous editor) and Flo Summergrad (current editor) will attend the award ceremony May 30. Their articles won 1st and 2nd place. News Writing 1st Place: “Fast Food Workers Take a Stand: Can’t Survive on $7.25!” Flo…

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Welcome, Nora Mendez!: Managing Editor of NY Metro’s ‘The Union Mail’

By Flo Summergrad On May Day, 2012, our officers and members attended a labor rally in New York City, joining with other workers under the slogan, “Our Grievances are All Connected.” Nora Mendez, a Mail Handler from the Mid-Hudson facility, was there—easily recognizable as one of us in her “SAVE America’s Postal Service” t-shirt. In…

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