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January 30, 2023
Department of Labor Announces New FECA Procedures for COVID-19 Cases
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) expired on January 27. The APWU has opposed the expiration of those provisions of the act that protected f...
January 20, 2023
The Debt Ceiling & Postal Workers
The Treasury Department announced on Thursday that the United States government has hit its statutory “debt limit.” The next several months will be fu...
May 2, 2019
Legislation Calls to Repeal Prefunding Mandate
On Monday, Apr. 29, members of Congress introduced H.R. 2382, the USPS Fairness Act. This legislation would repeal, in full, the onerous prefunding of...
May 2, 2019
House Committee Looks for Solutions for the Postal Service’s Finances
In an Apr. 30 hearing, The House Committee on Oversight & Reform (COR) examined the financial conditions of the United States Postal Service. The comm...
February 19, 2019
New Social Security Legislation Introduced
On Feb. 14, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the “Expand Social Security Act,” legislation that would expand benefits and add almost 50 years of...
January 25, 2019
APWU Officers and Members Join ‘Occupy Hart’ Sit-In to Stop the Shutdown
On Jan. 23, APWU officers joined together with protestors from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), National Federation of Federal...
January 22, 2019
Stop the Shutdown!
The United States is in the midst of the longest government shutdown – with 800,000 government employees locked out of their jobs. Thousands are curre...
May 10, 2018
Washington’s Latest Attempt to Slash our Pay & Benefits
“Such changes would mean thousands of dollars taken out of active workers’ paychecks and thousands more in reduced benefits for retirees,” said APWU L...
December 11, 2013
Future Postal, Federal Workers To Pay More for Retirement Benefits
A proposed budget deal announced late on Dec. 10 would require postal and federal workers hired after Dec. 31, 2013, to pay more toward their retireme...
December 10, 2013
Budget Negotiators Threaten Postal, Federal Pay, Benefits
Congressional budget negotiators are engaged in closed-door deal-making that could reduce the take-home pay of postal workers and federal employees; r...
June 20, 2013
Break the ‘Chained’ CPI!
The APWU is urging union members and retirees to participate in rallies across the country on Tuesday, July 2, to protest a proposal that would put re...
April 19, 2013
House Rejects Bill to Fire Postal, Federal Employees Who Owe Federal Taxes
The House rejected a bill on April 15 that would have cost postal and federal employees their jobs if they fell behind in their taxes. Voting against...
December 21, 2012
House GOP Votes to Protect Millionaires, Increase Costs for Postal, Federal Workers
House Republicans won’t allow taxes on millionaires to go up, but they do agree on one thing: Postal and federal employees should pay more.
November 29, 2012
Extend Tax Cuts for Americans Making Less Than $250,000
APWU President Cliff Guffey is calling on union members to send a message to Congress: Extend the tax cuts for Americans making less than $250,000 per...
November 19, 2012
‘We’re Already Paying,’ Federal, Postal Worker Groups Remind Congress
The APWU and a broad coalition of postal and government employee organizations is urging Congress not to extract additional budget savings from the po...
August 3, 2012
House Passes Bill to Fire Tax-Delinquent Federal, Postal Workers
The House of Representatives passed a bill on July 31 that could cost federal and postal workers their jobs if they are behind in paying their federal...
August 2, 2012
Phased Retirement Approved For Postal, Federal Employees
A recent highway funding law contains a provision of special interest to postal and federal employees: The legislation authorizes federal agencies to...
May 11, 2012
GOP Votes Pay Cut For Postal, Federal Workers
The House of Representatives voted for a 5 percent cut in postal and federal workers’ pay on May 10 by approving an increase in employees' pension con...
April 27, 2012
House Panel Approves Increase In Federal Employees’ Pension Payments
A House committee approved a GOP proposal on April 26 that would increase federal employees' contributions to their pensions by 5 percent over five ye...
February 21, 2012
New Hires to Pay More, Current Workers Still Threatened
Current postal and federal employees won’t have to pay more for their retirement benefits in order to fund an extension of the 2 percent payroll-tax h...
February 16, 2012
Update: Congress Refuses to Tax the Rich, But New Postal, Federal Workers Must Pay
Published reports indicate that the latest deal to extend the 2 percent payroll tax holiday would require only new postal workers and federal employee...
December 1, 2011
APWU-Supported Workers’ Compensation Bill Passes House
The House of Representatives passed bi-partisan legislation supported by the APWU to update benefits for injured federal and postal workers on Nov. 29...
May 12, 2011
Changes to Federal Workers Compensation Laws Would Negatively Affect Postal Workers
Proposed changes to the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) “will negatively affect public servants and their families,” APWU Human Relations Di...
April 15, 2011
Tax Delinquent Bill Aimed at Federal Workers Passes House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Anti-labor legislators are endorsing another measure aimed at federal employees — including postal workers.
December 15, 2010
APWU Urges House To Extend ‘Tax Holiday’ To CSRS Employees
APWU President Cliff Guffey has sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to extend a proposed 2 percent “payroll tax holid...
December 2, 2010
APWU Blasts Deficit Commission Proposals
APWU President Cliff Guffey is urging the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, also known as the Deficit Commission, to reject rec...
May 14, 2010
Bills to Extend Health Insurance Coverage To Young Adults Introduced in House, Senate
The children of postal workers enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) would retain health insurance coverage up to age 26 b...