Wilkes-Barre Area Local 175

Bill's Author Can't Change the Facts: Postal 'Reform' Created the USPS' Financial Plight
(03/09/10) In a continuing effort to rewrite history, the author of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) has attempted to refute the Postal Service's contention that the 2006 law is responsible for the Postal Service's current financial difficulties. But the author of the bill can't change the facts: Postal 'reform' legislation has forced the Postal Service to the brink of insolvency, APWU President William Burrus noted in an Update for union members.

APWU Urges Members to Support Six-Day Mail Delivery
(03/08/10) The APWU is asking union members to contact their U.S. Representatives and encourage them to co-sponsor House Resolution 173, which urges the Postal Service to continue to provide mail delivery six days per week. The Postal Service is asking Congress to reduce the number of mail delivery days required by law from six days per week to five.

Union Rejects USPS Call for Five-Day Delivery, New Business Model
(03/03/10) APWU President William Burrus condemned USPS proposals to reduce mail delivery to five days per week on March 2, saying, "It would be the beginning of the demise of the Postal Service."

RSVP for Postal Strike Anniversary Program
(03/03/10) Due to space concerns, reservations are now requested from union members who plan to attend the Postal Strike Anniversary Program at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum on March 20. APWU President William Burrus will speak at the event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Great Postal Strike of 1970.

Ask the President
(02/03/10) At our last local membership meeting a few clerks said saving our jobs won't happen in the halls of Congress, it will happen over the counter with customer service and on the street with delivery... We try our best at the local level, but customer service seems to be going down the tube... What is APWU doing at the national level to stop this sabotage? -- John, Lake Geauga Area Local