The article on wsws.org details the ongoing contract negotiations between the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and the United States Postal Service (USPS). It criticizes the APWU leadership for allegedly collaborating with the USPS to impose a contract that would further exploit postal workers. The article claims the proposed contract includes inadequate wage increases that fail to keep pace with inflation, increased healthcare costs, and the expansion of a two-tiered wage system that creates divisions among workers.
The author argues that the APWU bureaucracy is prioritizing its own interests and relationship with management over the needs of its members. They point to past contract concessions and the suppression of rank-and-file dissent as evidence of this alleged betrayal. The article also criticizes the union’s proposed “interest arbitration” as a means of resolving disputes, claiming it is a rigged process that favors the USPS.
The article urges postal workers to reject the contract being pushed by the union leadership and to form rank-and-file committees to organize independently. These committees, it suggests, should fight for substantial wage increases, affordable healthcare, an end to the two-tiered system, and improved working conditions. The piece advocates for a broader struggle against the capitalist system, linking the postal workers’ plight to the exploitation faced by all workers. Ultimately, the article promotes the idea that postal workers must take control of their own fight and challenge both the USPS management and the union bureaucracy.
find the original article here: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/10/ngzo-o10.html