APWU

Consolidating Stations
(07/01/09) At a meeting at USPS Headquarters on June 23, the Postal Service briefed APWU Clerk Craft officers about plans to consolidate operations in large stations and branches. Managers also provided the union with an updated list of 3,243 stations and branches in Level-24-and-above installations that are being reviewed. At the briefing, postal officials said that 740 already had been identified as candidates for consolidation and/or closing. [full story]

Drive for Sick-Leave Credit Gains New Life in Congress
(06/26/09) The drive to win sick-leave credit for postal and federal workers covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) was revived June 25, when the House of Representatives included the benefit in the 2010 Defense Authorization measure. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration. The measure would grant FERS employees credit for unused sick leave when calculating their retirement annuity. [full story]

Unions Rally
For Healthcare, Now!

(06/25/09) APWU members from as far away as Philadelphia and Florida joined thousands of other union members and healthcare advocates at a rally June 25 to demand that Congress pass legislation that provides quality care for all. [full story]

Key House Panel
Passes HR 22
(06/24/09) A House subcommittee has approved an amended version of H.R. 22, legislation that would provide temporary relief from a provision of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act that requires the Postal Service to prefund the healthcare benefits of future retirees. The funding obligation — combined with the nation’s sharp economic downturn — has brought the USPS to the brink of insolvency.
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APWU on Five-Day Delivery: Don’t Do It!
(06/22/09) The APWU has given a straightforward response to a USPS request for input regarding five-day mail delivery: Don’t do it! “The American Postal Workers Union submits in the strongest possible terms our insistence that the Postal Service refrain from conversion to five-day delivery,” APWU President William Burrus wrote on June 18. “The consequences of the proposed change far outweigh the expected monetary benefits associated with delivery reduction.” [full story]

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Save Our Mail Service!Consolidation
[Updated 07/01/09]
News about USPS plans to consolidate operations and the union’s response.
(Latest list of targeted facilities updated 07/01/09)


Pass H.R. 22
[Updated 06/24/09] News about legislation to repeal an onerous mandate that requires the USPS "pre-fund" retiree healthcare. The requirement contributes to a severe financial crisis that threatens the viability of the Postal Service.


Who Will Decide the USPS's Future?

Postal Policy-Making
[Updated 06/22/09]
News about USPS decision-making and
how it affects postal operations.



Contracting Out
[Updated 06/10/09] News about the union’s recent fight against wasteful, inefficient, and detrimental subcontracting.


Employee Free Choice Act
Who Will Decide the USPS's Future?

[Updated 05/27/09] News about efforts to make it easier for workers to join unions.


Voluntary Early Retirement
[Updated 04/23/09] News about USPS early-retirement offers and the union's efforts to gain incentives and expand eligibility.


Ask the President
(Updated 06/29/09) Read online responses by APWU President William Burrus to questions from rank-and-file union members — or ask him a question of your own by clicking here.