APWU Members Urged to Wear Union Gear on Wednesday, May 20

05/16/2015 – On May 20 – the day our contract expires – show solidarity by wearing APWU-themed gear to work. That’s the message from APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “I urge you to wear a union T-shirt, cap, button or sticker. If you can’t get your hands on an APWU item, please wear blue,” he said….

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Video: U.S. Postal Service workers protest loss of services in Bradenton

By Kate Irby – May 14, 2015 BRADENTON — Postal workers warned Thursday that if people don’t start paying attention to what they described as the degradation of the postal service, in five or 10 years the industry will look completely different, and not in a good way. “By outsourcing a little bit here, a…

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Danny Glover leads postal worker rally downtown D.C.

By Emily Heil – May 14, 2015 Hey, isn’t that
 actor Danny Glover, leading a group of sign-toting protesters in front of the post office building at 14th and L Streets downtown? The “Lethal Weapon” star, looking rally-chic in a pair of cargo pants, a union-logo T-shirt, and a sport coat, joined members of the…

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APWU: Everybody’s Doing It! Are You?

Web News Article #: 100-2015 05/11/2015 – Across the country, union activists are promoting the National Day of Action on May 14 and getting postcards signed that say, “I Stand with Postal Workers.” In Washington, DC, APWU officers distributed flyers and got postcards signed outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Post Office at 14th and…

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