June is a pivotal month in the U.S. labor movement, highlighted by the signing of the Fair Labor Standards Act on June 25, 1938, the establishment of Labor Day as a federal holiday, and the intersection of emancipation and labor rights celebrated on Juneteenth. Click here for more info.
The APWU has launched an interactive website to expand access to the APWU History Center, which opened in 2023 at the APWU Headquarters Building, allowing members and the public to virtually explore the union’s storied history from anywhere.
As we celebrate the anniversary of The Great Postal Strike of 1970, learn all about the events that led to the strike and the aftermath that led to the merger of five postal unions to form our union.
The APWU History Center documents OUR history – from the perspective of postal workers building the nation’s public Postal Service, highlighting moments of collective action, solidarity, and labor organizing that shaped the APWU and the postal industry.
Decades of our struggles, campaigns, successful fights, and union pride are now available in the interactive APWU Digital History Center at historycenter.apwu.org.
