(July 22, 2014) President [John F.] Hegarty addressed the Delegates of the APWU’s 2014 National convention sanctioning a message of solidarity between our Unions. When commenting on the recently signed Postal Union Alliance, Hegarty said, “We are not divided on the issues — those who would do us harm cannot divide and conquer.” President Hegarty […]
The Trial and 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, the […]
Postal Workers Turn up the Heat on Staples Thousands to Protest in Chicago Loop Against Shift by USPS of Postal Services to Retailer AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Chicago Teachers Union Leaders and Other Supporters Will Join Postal Workers to Send Message: The U.S Mail is Not for Sale July 21, 2014 – Thousands of members […]
APWU members vowed to escalate the fight against the Postal Service’s plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery on the fourth day of the union’s 20th Biennial National Convention, unanimously approving a resolution to engage in “rallies, marches, and pickets” in concert with other unions and public interest organizations. The declaration also denounced the “forced relocation” […]
Convention participants refused to increase union dues, and declined to change the procedure for filling vacancies in the union’s officer structure. Changes to the union’s Constitution and Bylaws must be approved by a two-thirds majority. After lengthy debate, a proposal to raise dues by $3 per pay period failed. “I have said on a number […]
Thousands of APWU members, led by union president William Burrus and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, marched through the streets of downtown Detroit on Tuesday afternoon to Save Saturday Service and rally for good jobs. Wearing blue APWU T-shirts and chanting “Five Day – No Way!” delegates shut down busy streets and assembled in Campus Martius […]
Motor Vehicle Services Division delegates discussed several urgent topics at their pre-convention conference Aug. 21 and 22. At the top of the agenda was discussion of the pilot program that established flexible work rules and flexible schedules as part of the union’s efforts to ward off subcontracting. “The Motor Vehicle Division is under attack,” said […]
Clerk Division delegates discussed job security at their pre-convention conference on Aug. 21 and 22, debating resolutions and discussing officers’ reports about issues affecting the craft. “It’s a tough time at the Postal Service this day and age,” said Jim McCarthy, Clerk Craft Director. On Saturday, delegates discussed resolutions, many of which focused on excessing. […]
APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the 20th Biennial National Convention that the union is “alive and strong.” Despite the nation’s frail economy, “We can point with pride to the fact that our members were shielded from the tragic effects of layoffs and downsizing,” he said. “I draw no greater satisfaction than knowing that […]