Labor Day: In One of Nation’s Largest Contract Disputes, Postal Workers Fight for Improved Service, Good Jobs

Postal Workers’ Contract with USPS Expired Three Months Ago For Immediate Release 08/31/2015 – WASHINGTON – As the nation observes Labor Day, more than 200,000 members of the American Postal Workers Union are fighting for a good contract and improved service for postal customers – more than three months after their collective bargaining agreement with…

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Video: Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’

Web News Article #: 174-20150 8/31/2015 – Have you signed ? Thousands have already taken the pledge. Check out this video to find out why. Click Here to take the pledge online! Source: Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’ | APWU

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Sen. Bernie Sanders to PMG: Service Cuts, Plant Closures ‘a Disaster’

Web News Article #: 170-2015 08/27/2015 – In a sharply worded letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called the Postal Service’s decision to close mail processing centers and eliminate overnight delivery “a disaster” and urged her to “re-instate overnight delivery standards and speed up the delivery of mail as soon as…

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APWU: As Contract Deadline Nears, Union Gears Up for Action

04/20/2015 – With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire in one month, APWU negotiators – and members – are preparing to turn up the heat! “As we enter the final month of bargaining, it will soon become clear whether management is serious about reaching a negotiated settlement,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “Our bargaining team…

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APWU: Contract Town Hall Call – March 19; Sticker, Flyer, Poster Day – March 26

03/09/2015 – APWU members are invited to join President Mark Dimondstein for a Town Hall Call on March 19, to discuss our fight to win a good contract and protect our public Postal Service. The call is expected to last approximately 25 minutes. To participate, APWU members must register online by 6 p.m. on March…

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