Check It Out: Updated APWU Organization Materials

Web News Article #: 174-2016 08/05/2016 – Updated organizing materials are now available, including a Welcome Book, and PSE Brochure, Organization Director Anna Smith has announced. “The material is easy to read, and offers more information for union members,” Smith explained. “It also covers a few time-sensitive benefits for those who are converted, as well…

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APWU: Training Motivates Organizers in California

Responding to a call for a membership drive by the California Postal Workers Union, the Organization Department presented training sessions in “dynamic organizing” and “door-to-door visitation.” Organizing trainees from locals in southern California were introduced to techniques that focus on listening to non-members on the work floor and converting their criticisms and complaints into “talking…

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APWU: ‘I Am Union’ Organizing Drive Wins New Members

Web News Article #: 116-14 June 13, 2014 – Almost 2,000 new APWU members joined the union’s ranks as a result of the first organizing drive of 2014, reports Organization Director Anna Smith. More than 125 locals participated in the event, which ran from March 22 to May 22, and resulted in 1,989 new APWU…

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