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February 13, 2013

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Congress Must Act Now, Guffey Tells Senate Panel

“The crisis confronting the Postal Service is dire, but the demise of the USPS is not inevitable,” APWU President Cliff Guffey told a Senate panel on Feb. 13.

February 13, 2013

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e-Team Report, Feb. 23, 2013

APWU President Guffey Urges Support of Postal Bills Tell Your Senators and House Representative to Co-Sponsor Postal Reform Bill

February 13, 2013

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e-Team Report, Feb. 15, 2013

President Guffey Testifies on Postal Reform Before Senate Committee Legislation Introduced to Promote New Sources of Revenue for Postal Service Congress’ Onerous Pre-Funding Mandate Pushes USPS from Black to Red in First...

February 8, 2013

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Guffey to Testify Before Senate Committee

APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Feb. 13 about “Solutions to the Crisis Facing the U.S. Postal Service.”

January 15, 2013

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Congress Must Act Quickly To Pass Postal Bill, Guffey Says

Congress must work quickly to pass a postal reform bill, APWU President Cliff Guffey told broadcaster Ed Schultz in a radio interview on Jan. 14. “It doesn’t matter whether the Postal Service will run out of money early...

January 3, 2013

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Get Ready – The Fight Goes On

Congress’ failure to enact postal reform in 2012 means the legislative fight to Save America’s Postal Service goes on, APWU President Cliff Guffey is telling union members.

December 21, 2012

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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.

October 26, 2012

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e-Team Report, Oct. 26, 2012

APWU 2012 Elections Central 1-866-OUR-VOTE GOP Operative Trashes Voter Registration Forms Buttons & Bumper Stickers He Said What? Mitt Romney In His Own Words

October 2, 2012

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PRC Urges USPS To Preserve Overnight Delivery

In an advisory opinion on the Postal Service’s “Network Rationalization” plan issued Sept. 28, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) urged the Postal Service to preserve overnight mail delivery and concluded that ”there...

September 28, 2012

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House Inaction Brings USPS To Brink of Default – Again

House inaction to resolve the congressionally-manufactured USPS financial crisis has brought the Postal Service to the brink of default for the second time in two months, President Cliff Guffey is warning APWU members.

September 20, 2012

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e-Team Report, Sept. 20, 2012

Calling out the Do-Nothing Congress National Voter Registration Day Voter ID laws

September 5, 2012

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Labor Day Highlights Unions’ Role In Building Middle Class

At Labor Day parades across the country, APWU members urged supporters to join the fight to Save America’s Postal Service. Workers highlighted the contributions of the labor movement to building the middle class by winni...

September 3, 2012

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e-Team Report, Sept. 3, 2012

21st Biennial APWU National Convention Republican National Convention Labor Day Proclamation

July 26, 2012

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Congress’ Failure Pushes USPS to Brink of Default

The failure of House Republican leaders to take action to resolve the congressionally-manufactured USPS financial crisis has brought the Postal Service to the brink of default, APWU President Cliff Guffey is warning unio...

July 19, 2012

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Do You Know Where Your Legislators Stand?

Lately, USPS management seems hell-bent on destroying the Postal Service — and some members of Congress have appeared eager to help. In December, however, in response to protests by postal workers, small businesses and c...

July 18, 2012

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Guffey Blasts House Leaders

APWU President Cliff Guffey is blasting House Republican leaders for their “utter failure to solve the nation’s problems.”

June 22, 2012

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APWU to Re-Air T.V. Ad As Campaign to Defeat House Postal Bill Heats Up

The APWU will air a revised version of one of its popular television ads beginning on June 25, President Cliff Guffey has announced.

May 29, 2012

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APWU Tells Members: Get Ready for a Busy Summer

APWU members should get ready for a busy summer, union President Cliff Guffey said as the unofficial start of the season got underway.

May 12, 2012

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House Republicans Pass Pay Cut For Postal, Federal Employees

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 contributions.

May 11, 2012

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Members of Congress Seek Extension of Moratorium

More than 100 U.S. representatives have signed a letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe urging him to extend the moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities, and asking him to refrai...

May 9, 2012

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Fox News, Wrong Again!

Fox News may have set a new record for inaccurate reporting this week in a story about the Postal Service.

May 4, 2012

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PMG: We Never Used the Word ‘Closure’

In an interview televised on C-SPAN on April 27,  Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe down-played the threat of post office and mail processing plant closures and suggested no major changes would take place anytime soo...

April 25, 2012

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Senate Approves Amended Postal Bill, Next Up: The House of Representatives

The Senate passed an amended version of the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S.1789) on April 25 by a vote of 62-37.

April 24, 2012

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Voting Begins on Postal Bill, Important Votes Set for April 25

The Senate began voting on amendments to the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) on April 24, with action on the bill expected to be wrapped up in the Senate on April 25.  

April 24, 2012

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Senate to Vote on Postal Reform Bill

The Senate will vote on the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) on Tuesday, April 24, with action expected to begin after 2:15 p.m.