Power in Unity
Power in Unity
Union members know better than anyone that there is power in unity. So we are thrilled to share breaking news: The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a powerful union of 2 million members, has joined our AFL-CIO union family.
At a critical moment when everything is on the line for the nation’s working people, the labor movement is uniting to challenge the status quo and build a movement of workers who will fight—on the job, in the streets, at the ballot box, in our communities—for higher pay, expanded benefits and new rules that empower us to join together in unions and organize across industries.United, we’ll take on corporate greed and union-busting millionaires and billionaires.United, we’ll build on our wins and on our record of support and keep up the momentum in this critical moment for the labor movement. And united, we’ll have the power to make change, to hold elected leaders accountable and to demand stronger, more inclusive labor laws that guarantee every worker in America has the basic right to organize on the job. We know what it looks like when we organize together, when we rally together, when we mobilize together. And together with SEIU service and care workers, we will take our fight for good jobs to the next level. There’s no stopping us. P.S. Tune in at 2:30 p.m. ET to, Thursday, Jan. 9, at AFLCIO.tv as the AFL-CIO and SEIU come together for this historic announcement with workers from various unions—including our SEIU members—to talk about why we’re powerful together.
Kenneth Quinnell
Thu, 01/09/2025 – 09:51
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IAM Provides Free Rides for Holiday Travel to Future U.S. Navy Leaders
A ride from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., to nearby BWI/Thurgood Marshall Airport costs roughly $40 via most rideshare apps. Academy alumni and parents of midshipmen at the academy have been trying to save midshipmen a few dollars during the holidays on the airport trips by volunteering to pick up and drop
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IAM District 66 H.E.L.P.S. Wisconsin Food Pantry
On Dec. 17, 2024, members of IAM District 66 volunteered at the WAFER Food Pantry in La Crosse, Wisc. This essential community resource plays a critical role in fighting hunger by providing a grocery store-like environment where individuals can select the items they need most. “Our team contributed from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., working
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Perfect timing: New Jersey fire fighters use same-day training to save lives
The Mail is Not for Sale!
January 8, 2025The fast and furious online reaction to The [Washington] Post’s Dec. 19 editorial underscores how strongly the people support and trust the U.S. Postal Service.
US Mail Not for SalePresidentMark Dimondstein
The fast and furious online reaction to The [Washington] Post’s Dec. 19 editorial underscores how strongly the people support and trust the U.S. Postal Service.
Though the Editorial Board claims to be “agnostic” on postal privatization, the board suggests it’s been successful elsewhere. This couldn’t be further from the truth; postal privatization has proved deeply unpopular in other countries, where it has led to higher postage rates and cuts in service.
Privatization would jeopardize the Postal Service’s universal obligation to provide postal services for all people, no matter who we are or where we live. What’s to stop a Wild West of price gouging and profit-taking? Where profit cannot be made — especially in rural America — service would probably cease.
The bleak picture of the Postal Service’s financials presented in the editorial ignores some obvious fixes: Allow the Postal Service to provide expanded products, such as financial services and licensing; invest Postal Service pension and health funds in something other than low-yield Treasury bonds; end presorting discounts, which amount to corporate welfare for big mailers and deprive the Postal Service of needed revenue; update the 1970 business model to address the reality of growing package volume and declining letter volume in the internet age.
In addition, The Post’s editorial devalues what the public Postal Service does. Whether through providing tens of millions of people secure access to the ballot box, sorting and delivering medicines, packages, personal correspondence and advertising, enabling customer access for small businesses, bringing normalcy after natural disasters, or giving the exchanging of ideas and information a presence in every community, the Postal Service remains vital to binding the country together. Omissions such as the Postal Service’s role in ensuring access to e-commerce are striking.
Yes, the Postal Service is facing financial and service challenges. But we should not use these fixable challenges as reason to side with private business oligarchs. The unionized, dedicated postal workers side with the people as, together, we say: “The U.S. mail is not for sale!”
Read President Dimondstein’s response and other responses to the Dec. 19 Washington Post Editorial by clicking here!
The Mail is Not for Sale! APWU President Mark Dimondstein’s Response to The Washington Post’s Dec. 19, 2024 Editorial About Postal Privatization0
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(SAN DIEGO) – Yesterday, Costco executives abruptly ended collective bargaining negotiations with the Teamsters, refusing to engage with a series of fair and practical proposals. This refusal to negotiate highlights Costco’s ongoing failure to bargain in good faith and underscores a troubling shift in the company’s corporate culture that prioritizes profits over the well-being of […]
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A supermajority of workers at battery maker BlueOval SK filed a petition Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board for a vote to form their union with the UAW.
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Updated Exam 427 and Waiver Requirement
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December 23, 2024The Postal Service recently provided an explanation of the requirements concerning Exam 427, which is taken by clerks who bid for Mailing Requirements Clerk (MRC) and Bulk Mail Technician (BMT) duty assignments.
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The Postal Service recently provided an explanation of the requirements concerning Exam 427, which is taken by clerks who bid for Mailing Requirements Clerk (MRC) and Bulk Mail Technician (BMT) duty assignments. In July of this year, the Postal Service had notified the APWU of revisions to the training program for MRC and BMT assignments.
These changes in the training course had previously been reviewed and approved by APWU and USPS members of a joint committee. The APWU committee members were locally recommended and had extensive experience as a Bulk Mail Tech or Mailing Requirements Clerk. At that point, the Postal Service piloted the training and an updated 427 exam, with no pass or fail grades, to gather data on both the revised training and exam.
The subsequent notification to APWU explained that Exam 427 would be reinstated as a required qualification for employees who were awarded MRC or BMT bids on or after October 1, 2024. Employees who were awarded either of these assignments on or before September 30, 2024, would continue to have the 427 exam qualification waived.
The training program for Bulk Mail Techs and Mailing Requirements Clerks will return to its former two-week process at the National Center for Employee Development (NCED) in Norman, OK at the beginning of the new year. This part of the training was streamlined during the COVID-19 pandemic and as the parties reviewed the changes needed to update the course. A copy of the most recent Postal Service notification regarding Exam 427 qualification is linked to this article.
Updated Exam 427 and Waiver Requirement
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