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US Mail Not For Sale Letter to the Editor
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Read More....2025 Hands Off Our Postal Service Leaflet for Actions [SPANISH]
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Read More....2025 US Mail Not For Sale March Day of Action Press Release
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Read More....The US Postal Service helped build the Black middle class. Trump could end that legacy
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/11/usps-black-middle-class-trumpTuesday, March 11, 2025US Mail Not for SaleNo PrivatizationThe US Postal Service helped build the Black middle class. Trump could end that legacy
Read More....THE GUARDIAN: The US Postal Service helped build the Black middle class. Trump could end that legacy
March 11, 2025Trump’s potential plans for the USPS could threaten the agency’s rich legacy of Black employment, from which generations of Black families have secured wealth and benefits through service. “The postal service workforce is more diverse racially [and] ethnically than the labor force in this country as a whole,” said Brian Renfroe, the national president of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
No PrivatizationTHE GUARDIAN: The US Postal Service helped build the Black middle class. Trump could end that legacyTrump is expected to privatize the USPS, where Black people make up 29% of the staff, and cut down on the number of jobs0
THE GUARDIAN: US Postal Service faces murky future as Trump mulls dismantling institution
March 2, 2025Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to dissolve USPS’s bipartisan board of governors and place the agency under the control of the commerce department secretary, Howard Lutnick, the Washington Post recently reported.
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This Workers’ Memorial Day, File a PS Form 1767 – Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice
March 12, 2025This Workers’ Memorial Day, we are calling on our members to take part in collective action to make sure our workplaces are clean, safe, and healthy! On April 28, fill out and file a PS Form 1767 – Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice. Here’s how a PS Form 1767 works:
magazineSpeak Up for Safe Jobs
Each year, on April 28, we observe Workers’ Memorial Day. On this day, the labor movement remembers workers killed or injured on the job and vows to continue the fight for strong safety and health protections in the workplace. Without workers standing together and fighting for our safety, we would not enjoy the protections from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and our union contract.
This Workers’ Memorial Day, we are calling on our members to take part in collective action to make sure our workplaces are clean, safe, and healthy! On April 28, fill out and file a PS Form 1767 – Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice. Whether something small like sticky floors, or a persistent problem such as a toxic workplace, stand up with your coworkers to shine a light on the hazards in your workplace. If we don’t look out for each other, no one else will.
How a PS Form 1767 Works:
To report a hazard, find and fill out the PS Form 1767. These must be readily available to you. If it is not, you can fi nd a form on apwu.org.
APWU recommends that you utilize the 4-copy NCR form provided by the USPS in your workplace. This way you can see what actions were completed or ignored.
File a report of the condition on PS Form 1767 with the immediate supervisor and request an inspection of the condition.
The immediate supervisor must promptly (within the tour of duty): Investigate the alleged condition; Initiate immediate corrective action; Record actions or recommendations on the PS Form 1767; Forward the original PS Form 1767 and one copy to the next appropriate level of management (approving offi cial); Give the employee a copy signed by the supervisor as a receipt; Immediately forward the third copy to the facility safety coordinator. If the hazard is not fixed within 7 days, you can file a grievance to ensure action is taken.
Below is a list of some issues you can report on a PS Form 1767:
• Blocked fire extinguishers
• Doors blocked
• Pallets stacked too high
• Mail Transportation Equipment overloaded
• Red-tagged equipment not being repaired
• Empty equipment stacked too high
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) not being provided
• Safety service talks not being given to all employees
• Fire extinguishers expired or not inspected
• Restrooms inoperable or unclean
• Emergency stops being bypassed on machine jams
• Fire and spill drills not conducted
• Safety barriers inoperable or unrepaired after damage
• Tractor trailer backing lines not visible nor repainted
• Insufficient parking lot lighting
• Air conditioning and heating inoperable
• Harassment, intimidation or bullying in the workplace
• Hazmat spill procedures ignored
• Compressed gas cylinders stored in unsafe areas
• Exit routes not marked or illuminated
• Doors, passageways, stairways not properly marked as
“Not an Exit”
• Floors obstructed with equipment
• Inadequate lighting or ventilation
• Eye flushing stations inoperable or unclean
• Shelving not bolted down or to walls
• First aid kit material outdated or unavailable
• Missing guard covers on mail processing equipment
• Shelter in place not properly labeled
• Deaf and hard of hearing not included in safety talks
• Mold and asbestos issues
• Drilling without out proper vacuum and or ventilation
• Dust and other unknown matter in ventilation systems
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) not updated
• Leaking roofs not repaired
• Worn out or torn floor mats not replaced
• Starting and stopping devices not clearly marked
• Roll up doors inoperable or malfunctioning
• DBCS machines damaged or malfunctioning ■
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Stand Up for Safe Jobs on Workers’ Memorial Day!
March 12, 2025On April 28, Workers Memorial Day, I challenge all of you to be willing to Stand Up for Safe Jobs and take action on this day. There are many things you can do:
magazineIndustrial RelationsCharlie Cash
In December 2024, the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2023 was released. According to the 2023 data, 5,283 fatal traumatic work injuries occurred in the U.S. On average, nearly 15 people died per day at work. Fifteen people woke up, said goodbye to their families, and never returned home.
That is a death rate of 3.5 deaths per 100,000 workers. The death rate for Black or African-American workers is 3.6 deaths per 100,000 workers, and for Hispanic or Latino workers it is 4.4 deaths per 100,000 workers. The death rate for White workers is 3.3 deaths per 100,000 workers.
The U.S. Postal Service remains one of the most dangerous companies to work for. In fiscal year 2023 (Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023), 34,472 employees were injured or had occupational diseases. Additionally, five employees were killed on the job. This does not account for the thousands of unreported injuries or claims that were not approved by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). Your work is dangerous.
Each year, April 28 is a significant day for workers and unions worldwide. It is the day to honor the hundreds of thousands of workers who die and are injured on the job each year. It is a day of action, reflection, and mourning for workers and unions. It is known as Workers’ Memorial Day. April 28 was chosen because of its relationship with the Occupational Safety and Health Act going into effect on April 28, 1971. The law led to the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to finally had a federal law that required workplace safety.
We cannot rely on OSHA to be there to enforce safety rules and regulations in 2025. Under the current Trump Administration, we are already seeing agencies gutted, starved of funds, and workers being asked to resign, such as government safety enforcement officials. Project 2025 is being implemented at a furious pace. One of its tenets calls for mass deregulation to include the dis- mantling or severe curtailing of OSHA operations. This would lead to safety enforcement being up to individual businesses. This will not lead to less injuries or deaths at work, I believe it will lead to more.
On April 28, I challenge all of you to be willing to Stand Up for Safe Jobs and take action on this day. There are many things you can do. Take a moment of silence at the beginning of your shift by yourself or with your coworkers to honor not just the postal employees injured or killed, but workers worldwide. Take a safe action on that day. Wear a high-visibility piece of clothing to make yourself visible at work but to also remind management and your co-workers of your dedication to workplace safety. You can also reinforce your right to a safe workplace! I challenge you to check your workplace and when you see a safety violation, report it! Complete PS Form 1767 – Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice, turn it into your supervisor, and then make sure management follows the process required of them when this form is submitted. You can find some ideas of what can be reported in this Safety article.
The APWU contract with the Postal Service states in Article 14:
It is the responsibility of management to provide safe working conditions in all present and future installations and to develop a safe working force.
But not only does the contract require a safe workplace, so does the law! It is your right and all of us need to be willing to stand up and ght for that right!
STAND UP FOR SAFE JOBS! IT IS EVERY WORKER’S RIGHT! ■
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