May Day, or International Workers' Day, is celebrated each year on May 1 around the world. The day was first recognized in the 1880s in Chicago as part of the movement for an 8-hour workday.
While May Day is not officially recognized in the United States, it has remained a moment for workers to come together to celebrate labor solidarity and push for progress.
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.
