Flashback: APWU President Vows to End Non-Union Members “Free Ride”

The following articles by Former National APWU President William Burrus (2007) and Oakland California Local #78 President Fred Jacobs (2004) addressing the issue of non- members. April 6, 2007 – In an article that appeared in the March/April 2007 issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine, National President William Burrus stated that despite successes, nothing […]

Alert: Postal Workers Under Siege – Must Act NOW!

APWU ALERT : Congress can put the breaks on the PMG’s disastrous cuts. Contact your senators today and tell them to stand up for prompt mail service! National Mobilization Guide Against Plant Consolidations and Post Office Closures Attention Postal Employees, Friends of Postal Employees, Your Family Members, Friends, Neighbors and Your Church, Club, and Association […]

Editorial: Postal Workers – Divided and On the Fast Track to Being Conquered

We Are Our Own Worst Enemies By Fredric Jacobs, Oakland Local APWU President Many years ago, in a now-defunct comic strip, one of the characters announced, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” In several significant ways that is true for us as postal workers and Union members, as well as the rest […]