Pamela Evans Appointed Winpisinger Center Educational Representative
IAM International President Brian Bryant has appointed Local 2003’s Pamela Evans as an Educational Representative at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Md., effective March 1, 2025. “I am proud to assign Pamela to the Winpisinger Center,” said Bryant. “I have no doubt that her knowledge and experience will benefit the
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Illinois Local 1202 Members at Arrow Gear Prepare for Negotiations
The IAM Union represents 124 members out of Local 1202 in Aurora, Ill. These dedicated workers are employed by Arrow Gear, which manufactures aircraft quality hardened and ground gear. The members are experts in bevel gear manufacturing, including flight safety critical parts. They serve defense and commercial customers for the fixed-wing, helicopter, U.A.V., satellite, and
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IAM Union Rebukes President Trump’s Erratic Tariff Policies as Economic Anxiety for Working Families Continues to Rise
Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union, and David Chartrand, IAM Canadian General Vice President, issued the following statement rebuking President Trump’s erratic tariff policies, which are creating anxiety for millions of workers across Canada and the United States: “The Trump administration’s erratic approach to tariffs is wreaking havoc on workers and businesses
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Iowa State Convention
Room rate: $123/night+taxes. Call 877-504-0315 mention Iowa Postal Workers Union. Registration fee: $100 until deadline April 11; Late registration is $150.
May 2, 2025 – 8:15AM to May 3, 2025 – 5:15PMHilton Garden Inn 4640 N River Blvd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA
LocalNoYes2025-03-11 00:00:00Iowa State ConventionThis meeting is dedicated to training and education.
Hotel Information
Hilton Garden Inn
4640 N River Blvd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA
877-504-0315
Room rate: $123/night+taxes.
Registration
Registration fee: $100 until deadline April 11; Late registration is $150.
Includes lunch and dinner on Friday for each delegate.
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Women’s History Month Profiles: Helene Brown
Women’s History Month Profiles: Helene Brown
For Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making women’s history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today’s profile is Helene Brown of the Bricklayers (BAC).
“I began my journey as a tuck pointer in 1999,” said Helene Brown, a member of BAC Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois. “After 26 years of hard work and dedication, I now have the opportunity to share my knowledge and experience as an instructor. Tuck pointing has allowed me to create a life and legacy that myself and my children can be proud of. I am proof that women can excel in a male dominated trade!”
Kenneth Quinnell
Tue, 03/11/2025 – 10:06
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers Ratify Contract
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers Ratify Contract
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
In a vote taken last week, production workers represented by The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, officially ratified their first union contract with Walt Disney Animation Studios.The unit covers production coordinators, production supervisors and production managers who first started organizing in 2022—the next year, a supermajority of production workers voted to join TAG. The newly minted contract includes victories like a pension, health care benefits and double-digit increases to minimum wage rates for all job roles.“In Hollywood, we love an underdog story. Our ratification was just that—the underrepresented and underpaid coming together and demanding better pay and equity with our artistic counterparts,” said production supervisor Nicholas Ellingsworth. “In the end, we were heard and seen, and we have a pathway to further improving the conditions in which production management works.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Tue, 03/11/2025 – 10:03
It is Time to File Your Labor-Management Report!
March 11, 2025March 31 is fast approaching! It is especially important that local and state treasurers file their annual Labor-Management (LM) report for the Department of Labor (DOL) by its due date of March 31. All locals must file an annual LM financial report with the DOL as part of the legal requirements by the Labor Management and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).
magazineSecretary-TreasurerElizabeth Powell
March 31 is fast approaching! It is especially important that local and state treasurers file their annual Labor-Management (LM) report for the Department of Labor (DOL) by its due date of March 31. All locals must file an annual LM financial report with the DOL as part of the legal requirements by the Labor Management and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). Local and state affiliates who have a fiscal year that ended Dec. 31, 2024, must file their LM report on or before March 31, 2025. The DOL requires the annual report filed within 90 days of the end of the local fiscal year; therefore, if your local’s fiscal year is other than Dec. 31, you are required to electronically file your LM report within 90 days of the end of your constitutional fiscal year.
The number of annual receipts the local receives will dictate which LM report your local will be required to file.
Form LM-2: For locals with annual receipts of $250,000 or more.
Form LM-3: For locals with annual receipts $10,000 to $249,999.
Form LM-4: For locals with annual receipts of less than $10,000.
What constitutes “annual receipts?” Annual receipts refer to the total amount of money a local receives during a fiscal year from all sources, including dues, fees, investments, and other income (rental income), proceeds from sale of aprons and other union gear, which determine which LM report form the union must file. All LM reports filed with the DOL become a matter of public record and are posted on the its website.
The DOL provides the national Secretary-Treasurer with a list of locals that have failed to file their LM report or have filed a delinquent report. Article 16 of the national APWU Constitution and Bylaws requires all affiliates to provide the Secretary-Treasurer with local records showing: verification of filing the DOL report (LM report), a copy of the Internal Revenue Service 990 report, local elections records that should occur at least every three years, and a copy of the local’s constitution and bylaws.
Do not delay! Ensure your LM report is electronically filed by the due date. If you need assistance contact Annette August, Executive Assistant to the Secretary- Treasurer, at 202-842-8538 or email aaugust@apwu.org.
Secretary Treasurer’s Training
April 8-10,2025, Miami, Fl.
Be sure to register to attend the Secretary-Treasurer’s Training in Miami, Fl. The following training will be provided:
Officer Fiduciary Responsibility Training
Beginners QuickBooks Training
Advanced Refresher Training
Please note that all classes are conducted simultaneously on all three days. Therefore, individuals may register for only one class.
Registration deadlines may end before the cut-off dates if the class is full. The QuickBooks classes have a limited number of available spots. There will also be time made available for you to meet with individuals in the Secretary Treasurer’s Department about specific questions that you may have.
For travel purposes, please count on classes going until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025. ■
New 2025 General Services Administration Mileage Rate
Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the standard General Services Administration (GSA) mileage rate is seventy cents ($.70) per mile, which is up three cents from 2024. It is important that reimbursement for mileage is requested at the appropriate rate and properly documented with a mileage log sheet, accompanied by Google Maps or MapQuest for the mileage reimbursement requested.
Visit the Secretary-Treasurer’s page at www.apwu.org to fi nd other items to assist you and your local function properly. Information on the page includes, but is not limited to:
Constitution and By-Laws
Election of Union Officers
Dues, Mailings List, and Membership
Protecting Local Assets
Department of Labor Forms
IRS Forms
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Don’t Panic, Organize!
March 11, 2025“Big Fish” corporations and the billionaires trying to run our country have an open path to swallow workers whole by driving down pay and benefits and busting unions for profit. However, when we organize and stand together, we have the power to stop those who want to control our lives and work.
magazineVice PresidentDebby Szeredy
At the People’s March in Washington, DC on Jan. 18, 2025, I took a photo of the sign below that was clear and to the point!
“Big Fish” corporations and the billionaires trying to run our country have an open path to swallow workers whole by driving down pay and benefits and busting unions for profit.
However, when we organize and stand together, we have the power to stop those who want to control our lives and work. We cannot allow the billionaires to take control of our lives. We have no time to play victim.
We cannot sit back saying, “Hey, we are moral people so we should be okay.” My role being a moral person is not enough; I need to be engaged in the world I live in. What I know is true, I do love and care about all people, and I must do something about protecting those values for myself and for the workers of our country.
One example is healthcare. Do you believe that healthcare is a right? Do you think it is right that the rich have access to better healthcare than the poor? Unions continue to fight for better healthcare for all, while many corporations ght to provide cheap or no healthcare for their employees who sweat and bleed to make them rich. We must create equal access to good healthcare that does not discriminate against economic and other differences. A good healthcare system should foster hope and life. Many people say they are against killing another human being, but many people, including babies and children, die every day because they cannot afford continuous healthcare services. The statistics are staggering.
We see unashamed racism, classism, and sexism returning to America at the highest levels of our government and in our communities. White and rich privilege are back in charge, and our outcry is faint. How naïve we were to think this was all behind us. Are you willing to close your eyes, or will you be fully aware, present, and actively embrace organizing with others to become the human beings we can be proud of? Step up and actively work with your local union to save the public Postal Service for all people and let us be an example by protecting our communities. We do care about all human beings.
It’s real, our public service and all our inalienable rights are on the kitchen table to be devoured by the oligarchy this year!
The Postal Service is not a company, we are a daily communication service, a connecting network of good people who care about the survival of our communities, during good times or bad, and always wanting to provide a helping hand, whether it be to deliver COVID protections, medicines, good news, acceptance and legal information, letters and gifts of love, and urgent packages and products. We have programs and expanded-service initiatives that we cannot seem to get approved in Congress. These programs would bene t all people, regardless of background, that need a little help and community.
Are you willing to get involved in saving our public services? Let your APWU local union know you are willing to be a volunteer and take action. ■
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Teamsters Secure Bipartisan Confirmation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary
(WASHINGTON) – Following the bipartisan confirmation vote of former Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor, Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien issued the following statement: “Lori Chavez-DeRemer will do an excellent job leading the U.S. Department of Labor. We are committed to fighting alongside her to protect the working class and […]
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