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2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004

 

Nov. 20, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 142-09)

• Postal Service Trims List of Targeted Stations

Nov. 17, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 141-09)

• FEHB Open Season: Nov. 9 - Dec. 14
  APWU Health Plan Offers Two Great Options

Nov. 13, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 140-09)

• Fact & Fiction: The US Postal Service

Nov. 13, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 139-09)

• National Marrow Donor Program Seeks Donors
  Remember George: Give the Gift of Life

Nov. 10, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 138-09)

• Open Season: Nov. 9 - Dec. 14
  APWU Offers Two Great Health Plans

Nov. 6, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 137-09)

• Union President Criticizes USPS
  For Lack of Diversity in Executive Staff

Oct. 30, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 136-09)

• Remember to Honor Those Who Serve

Oct. 29, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 135-09)

• APWU Testimony on Station Closings:
  Postal Service Relies on Incomplete Data,
  Discriminates Against Underserved Communities

Oct. 28, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 134-09)

• Victory: FERS Sick-Leave Credit Becomes Law

Oct. 28, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 133-09)

• Social Security to Host Webinar for Wounded Warriors

Oct. 27, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 132-09)

• Congress Must Fix Funding Requirement;
  USPS Must Expand Goals, Burrus Says

Oct. 23, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 131-09)

• Unions Protest As Health Insurers Plot to Kill Reform

Oct. 22, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 130-09)

• Congress Approves FERS Sick-Leave Credit

Oct. 20, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 129-09)

• Incentive Offer Leads to One-Time Exception on Casual Cap

Oct. 19, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 128-09)

• Stapleton Goes to AFL-CIO
  Powell Approved As Union's New Secretary-Treasurer

Oct. 19, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 127-09)

• Pay Raise Set for November 21
  Automatic Dues Increase Effective Same Date

Oct. 14, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 126-09)

• APWU Issues a Challenge

Oct. 9, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 125-09)

• 371 Stations Remain Uder Consideration for Closure
  Union Vows Fight to Keep Stations Open

Oct. 9, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 124-09)

• FERS Sick-Leave Credit Included in Defense Authorization Bill

Oct. 7, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 123-09)

• National 'Call-In' Days for Health Care Wednesday and Thursday

Oct. 7, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 122-09)

• Unusual Areas of Agreement

Oct. 1, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 121-09)

• Burrus to Retire at End of Term

Sept. 30, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 120-09)

• Burrus Charts Ambitious Course for Union’s Future
  APWU Embraces Change, APWU President Declares

Sept. 30, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 119-09)

• Senate Approves Short-Term Relief for USPS

Sept. 25, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 118-09)

• H.R. 22 Included in Stopgap Spending Bill

Sept. 24, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 117-09)

• Sept. 25 Is Incentive Deadline
  Thousands of Opportunities Still Available

Sept. 24, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 116-09)

• Incentive Would Offset OWCP Compensation

Sept. 23, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 115-09)

• Incentive Available to Employees Seeking Disability Retirement

Sept. 22, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 114-09)

• Fact & Fiction: The US Postal Service #2

Sept. 22, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 113-09)

• Union, Management Reach Settlement
  On Individual Retirement Counseling

Sept. 18, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 112-09)

• APWU Members Urged to Contribute to CFC

Sept. 16, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 111-09)

• House Passes HR 22, Bill Now Moves to Senate

Sept. 15, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 110-09)

• Obama Addresses Labor Federation

Sept. 14, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 109-09)

• Obama to Speak at AFL-CIO Convention

Sept. 11, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 108-09)

• House to Vote Soon on Postal Relief Bill

Sept. 10, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 107-09)

• Retirement, Separation Incentive Interpretations Document Updated

Sept. 10, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 106-09)

• Boston Metro Area Local to Host Ceremony
  Arlington Cemetery Service Will Honor APWU Vets

Sept. 4, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 105-09)

• Questions and Answers on Incentive Program

Sept. 4, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 104-09)

• Effective Dates of Retirement, Separation Limited

Sept. 3, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 103-09)

• USPS Releases New List of Stations Targeted for Closure
  Union Develops Action Plan to Oppose Closures

Sept. 2, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 102-09)

• Union Refutes Wall Street Journal Editorial

Sept. 1, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 101-09)

• Members Asked to Support ‘Union Label Week’

Aug. 31, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 100-09)

• APWU Rebuts Myths About the US Postal Service

Aug. 25, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 099-09)

• Union Negotiates Monetary Incentive for Retirements, Separations
  Moratorium on Excessing Through Oct. 9

Aug. 20, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 098-09)

• Station and Branch Closures
  APWU Spearheads Community Battles to Keep Retail Units Open

Aug. 20, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 097-09)

• USPS Assailed for Airing Ads During Bigot’s TV Broadcasts

Aug. 19, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 096-09)

• USPS Station and Branch Closures
  Burrus: ‘Short-Sighted’ Strategy Will Mean Long-Term Damage

Aug. 18, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 095-09)

• APWU Responds to New York Times Column

Aug. 13, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 094-09)

• National Reassessment Workshop Added to All-Craft Conference

Aug. 11, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 093-09)

• USPS, APWU-Represented Nurses
  Implement April Arbitration Award

Aug. 10, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 092-09)

• Vote Delayed on Bill to Undermine Pay and Benefits;
  Grassroots Action Campaign Extended

Aug. 6, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 091-09)

• Give-and-Take On the Coburn Amendment

Aug. 6, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 090-09)

• Burrus: Amendment Assesses ‘A Tax on Postal Workers’;
  Senate Bill Would Destroy Collective Bargaining

July 31, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 089-09)

• Station and Branch Closures, Five-Day Delivery:
  Acts of Surrender, With the Battle’s Outcome in Doubt

July 30, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 088-09)

• Union Calls for Campaign to Defeat Anti-Postal Worker Senate Bill
  Teleconference Set for Aug. 3

July 30, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 087-09)

• Capitol Hill Testimony
  Burrus: Postal Decision-Makers Are Off the Mark

July 29, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 086-09)

• APWU Slams Postal Service on BMC Name Change

July 29, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 085-09)

• APWU: Amendment to Senate Bill Hurts Workers
  Lieberman, Carper Join Republicans to Support Changes

July 28, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 084-09)

• APWU Urges Legislators to Reject Amendments to Senate Bill

July 27, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 083-09)

• Quick Action Expected on Senate Bill to Ease USPS Financial Crisis

July 27, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 082-09)

• National Healthcare Call-In Day July 28

July 24, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 081-09)

• FERS Sick-Leave Credit Removed from Senate Bill

July 16, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 080-09)

• APWU Urges Quick Action on Healthcare Measure

July 16, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 079-09)

• Postal Unions Seek White House Intervention

July 10, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 078-09)

• House Committee Approves HR 22

July 9, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 077-09)

• P&DC Consolidation
  Area Mail Processing Plans: Locals Fight Back

July 1, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 076-09)

• Consolidating Stations

June 29, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 075-09)

• Arbitrator Rules:
  Repairs Times Not a Basis for Discipline

June 26, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 074-09)

• Drive for Sick-Leave Credit Gains New Life

June 25, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 073-09)

• Unions Rally for Healthcare, Now!

June 24, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 072-09)

• Key House Panel Passes HR 22

June 22, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 071-09)

• APWU on Five-Day Delivery: Don’t Do It!

June 19, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 070-09)

• APWU Endorses Trumka for AFL-CIO President

June 15, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 069-09)

• Secretary-Treasurer Training Available Online

June 12, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 068-09)

• APWU, USPS Agree to Revamped Maintenance Selection System

June 11, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 067-09)

• Union Challenges USPS Interpretation of Layoff Memo

June 11, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 066-09)

• Union Updates Consolidation ‘Tool Kit’ (Members Only)

June 10, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 065-09)

• APWU Assails Office of the Inspector General
  On Custodial Subcontracting Recommendations

June 9, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 064-09)

• Consolidation of Large Post Offices:
  APWU Responds to USPS Notice on Retail Operations

June 4, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 063-09)

• Burrus Calls on Labor Department to Reverse Bush FMLA Rules

May 29, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 062-09)

• Army to Award Bronze Star to APWU Members’ Son

May 27, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 061-09)

• APWU Locals Go to Bat for Employee Free Choice Act

May 20, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 060-09)

• Burrus Testifies on Capitol Hill:
  To Survive, USPS Must Change Strategy

May 19, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 058-09)

• Locals, Business Owners, Elected Officials,
  Oppose Mail-Processing Plant Consolidations

May 15, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 058-09)

• APWU, Mail Hauler Agree to One-Month Contract Extension

May 13, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 057-09)

• Small Locals Reminded to Submit IRS Form 990-N

May 8, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 056-09)

• H.R. 22 Gains Support from Twenty-Five More U.S. Representatives.

May 6, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 055-09)

• ‘FMLA Restoration Act’ Introduced

May 5, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 054-09)

• USPS Notifies APWU of Flu Guidelines

May 1, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 053-09)

• Slide Show Boosts Labor’s Top Priority:
  Pass the Employee Free Choice Act

April 30, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 052-09)

• APWU Nurses Contract
  Arbitrator Grants Postal Nurses Raises, Job Security

April 29, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 051-09)

• Online Registration Now Available for All-Craft, Retirees Conferences

April 27, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 050-09)

• Senate to Consider Legislation Giving Sick Leave Credit to FERS Retirees

April 23, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 049-09)

• Twenty-Two More U.S. Reps Sign Up as Sponsors of H.R. 22

April 23, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 048-09)

• USPS ‘Clarifies’ Some Early-Retirement Deadlines

April 21, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 047-09)

• Pass H.R. 22
  To Save the Postal Service, Congress Must Approve Legislation

April 21, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 046-09)

• Workers Memorial Day Tuesday, April 28

April 20, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 045-09)

• APWU-Led Consolidation Protests Gather Steam, Gain Public Support

April 17, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 044-09)

• APWU Local Shows Support for H.R. 22 at New York City Rally

April 7, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 043-09)

• APWU Member Back From 2nd Tour in Iraq

April 6, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 042-09)

• Support Growing for H.R. 22
  Union Asks Members to Contact Congress

April 6, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 041-09)

• Postal Nurses Hold First Election Since 2007 Merger With APWU

April 6, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 040-09)

• Postal Nurses’ Interest Arbitration Hearings Conclude

April 2, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 039-09)

• With Approval of Tobacco Bill,
  House Affirms Support for FERS Sick-Leave Credit

April 1, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 038-09)

• House Approves Bill to Give Sick-Leave Credit to FERS Retirees

April 1, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 037-09)

• “Let’s Do It for George”
  APWU Members Urged to Join Marrow Donor Program

March 31, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 036-09)

• APWU Urges Locals with DBCS Machines to File OSHA Complaints

March 31, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 035-09)

• Postal Employees Win Important Legal Victory
  Judge: Unions’ Privacy Lawsuit May Proceed

March 30, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 034-09)

• Bill to Limit Postal Subcontracting Introduced in House

March 30, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 033-09)

• USPS ‘Officially’ Notifies Union About VERA

March 27, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 032-09)

• USPS Releases VERA Info, Fails to Notify Union

March 25, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 031-09)

• APWU Capitol Hill Testimony:
  Postal Service’s Economic Crisis Requires Swift Congressional Action

March 24, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 030-09)

• APWU Urges Fundraising for ‘Workers’ Best Protection’

March 18, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 029-09)

• APWU Presidents Make a Difference
  From Legislative Conference to Capitol Hill

March 17, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 028-09)

• COPA Slide Show Tells Why (Members Only)

March 12, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 027-09)

• USPS Abandons Plan to Outsource; Management to Revamp BMC Network

March 10, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 026-09)

• ‘Employee Free Choice’ Legislation Introduced in Senate, House

March 4, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 025-09)

• APWU Locals Lead Protests of Postal Service Consolidation Plans

March 2, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 024-09)

• Union Designates Women’s History Month
  As Launching Point for Organizing Campaign

March 2, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 023-09)

• Post Office in Illinois Capital Named for Long-Time APWU Member

Feb. 27, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 022-09)

• Retirees Could Use Pre-Tax Dollars for Premiums
  ‘Health Care Equity Act’ Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 25, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 021-09)

• APWU Sets Legislative Goals:
  Pass H.R. 22 and the Employee Free Choice Act

Feb. 25, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 020-09)

• 2008 Convention Transcript Now Available

Feb. 24, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 019-09)

• New FMLA Forms Available

Feb. 17, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 018-09)

• APWU Leads Protests of Florida Consolidation Plans

Feb. 17, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 017-09)

• Scholarship Application Deadline: March 16

Feb. 13, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 016-09)

• PARS Software Grievance Resolved

Feb. 12, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 015-09)

• APWU Denounces USPS Rate Proposal
  Planned Rate Hike Would Continue ‘Failed Strategies’

Feb. 12, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 014-09)

• Friend of APWU Urges Colleagues
  On Capitol Hill to Support ‘Employee Free Choice’

Feb. 12, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 013-09)

• FERS Sick-Leave Bill Introduced

Feb. 11, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 012-09)

• Labor Marks 'Bean Soup and Cornbread' Anniversary

Feb. 10, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 011-09)

• Union to Skip Publication of March/April Magazine

Feb. 10, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 010-09)

• APWU Blasts USPS Response to Postal Financial Crisis

Feb. 5, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 009-09)

• Thousands Rally for ‘Employee Free Choice’ on Capitol Hill

Jan. 23, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 008-09)

• APWU Local Collects 8,000 Signatures
  In Support of Consolidation Fight in Florida

Jan. 21, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 007-09)

• APWU Members Celebrate Inauguration,
  Culmination of 2008 Election Successes

Jan. 16, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 006-09)

• New FMLA Rules Effective January 16

Jan. 16, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 005-09)

• Inauguration Day Update
  Union Observance Limited to Madison Hotel

Jan. 13, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 004-09)

• APWU Takes Issue With Suggestions to E-Mail Greeting Cards

Jan. 13, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 003-09)

• APWU Assists Veterans at ‘Winterhaven Stand Down’

Jan. 6, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 002-09)

• Secretary-Treasurer Training Available Online

Jan. 6, 2009 (APWU Web News Article 001-09)

• Appeals Court Favors APWU in Latest Round of AMS Dispute

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