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October 3, 2013
Ballots Due Oct. 7 in APWU Officers Election
Time is running short for APWU members to vote in the election of national union officers. Ballots must be returned to and received in the post office box designated on the return envelope by 2 p.m. on Oct. 7. As of Oct...
October 1, 2013
Veterans’ Benefits Presentation Added to APWU All-Craft Conference
Union members and retirees who plan to attend the APWU’s 2013 All-Craft Conference are invited to a briefing about veterans’ benefits. The presentation, “Veterans' Benefits (Agent Orange) and the Pitfalls of Veteran Cla...
September 25, 2013
Healthcare Premiums to Increase by 3.7 Percent; Increases for APWU Plans Will Be Less
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced on Sept. 24 that the average premium rate for the 8.2 million people covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase by 3.7 percent in...
September 25, 2013
Deadline Nears In APWU Officers’ Election
Time is running out for union members to vote in the APWU National Officers’ election. To be counted, ballots must be returned to and received in the designated post office box by 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7. As of Sept. 2...
September 24, 2013
Reaching Out in St. Louis
Members of the APWU Saint Louis Gateway Area Local visited with staff for U.S. senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) to urge the lawmakers to support the Postal Service Protection Act (S. 316) — and to op...
September 23, 2013
Relief Grants Available From Postal Employees Relief Fund, Union Plus
September 23, 2013
All-Craft Conference Attendees Reminded to Get Absentee Ballots For State, Local Elections
APWU members who plan to attend the All-Craft Conference and other union events in Las Vegas in early November are reminded to vote early or request absentee ballots if their states or municipalities are holding election...
September 20, 2013
Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants Available to Colorado Flood Victims
Union members who participate in Union Plus programs and are facing hardships due to the recent flooding in Colorado may be eligible for financial assistance, the AFL-CIO benefit program announced Sept. 20. Union Plus D...
September 19, 2013
In Senate Testimony, Guffey Blasts Carper-Coburn Bill
APWU President Cliff Guffey told a Senate panel on Sept. 19 that the postal bill introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is “fatally flawed.”
September 19, 2013
Second Day of Hearings On USPS ‘POStPlan’
A second day of arbitration hearings was held Sept. 19 on the APWU’s grievance protesting management’s “POStPlan.” The first day of hearings was May 1, when union presented its case. The union charges that the plan, whi...
September 17, 2013
Ballot Corrections
September 16, 2013
Guffey to Testify Before Senate Committee
September 12, 2013
Private-Sector APWU Members at Salmon & Sons Ratify Tentative Agreement
APWU members who are truck drivers and mechanics working for Pat Salmon & Sons voted to ratify a tentative contract by a vote of 82-34 on Sept. 10. The new contract will affect 283 drivers and mechanics who are represent...
September 12, 2013
AFL-CIO Adopts Pro-Postal Resolution
On the final day of the AFL-CIO convention, postal unions joined forces to win passage of a resolution favoring “Innovation and Growth, Not Downsizing and Decline” for the U.S. Postal Service. The resolution was adopted...
September 11, 2013
Ballots Mailed in Election of National Union Officers
Ballots for the 2013 Election of APWU National Officers are being mailed Tuesday, Sept. 10, to Friday, Sept. 13. Every member in good standing as of June 15, 2013, will receive a ballot. ALSO: Incentives Offered to Local...
September 5, 2013
APWU Files Charges With Postal Regulatory Commission
The APWU filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Sept. 5 charging that the USPS is failing to comply with its own service standards and is depriving individuals, small businesses and organization...
September 2, 2013
Retirees Say: ‘Break the Chained CPI!’
APWU retirees across the country turned out in huge numbers on July 2 to protest the “Chained CPI,” a proposal to change the way cost-of-living adjustments are calculated that will result in lower COLAs for seniors. The...
August 31, 2013
1934: Southern Workers Spark Massive Textile Strike
In 1934, thousands of workers in Southern textile mills walked off the job seeking better pay and working conditions. The job actions they launched spread to New England and the Mid-Atlantic states and became one of the...
August 20, 2013
GAO: USPS Healthcare Plan Would Hurt Medicare, Postal Workers
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms it: The Postal Service’s proposal to take postal workers out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program would weaken Medicare and would result in redu...
August 16, 2013
First 399 Clerk Craft PSEs to be Converted to Career Status
In response to demands from the APWU, the Postal Service agreed on Aug. 14 to convert 399 Clerk Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) to career status. The conversions will be the first in mail processing.
August 16, 2013
PSEs Overtime Adjustment Postponed to Pay Period 19
The USPS has notified the APWU that it failed to complete back-pay adjustments for PSE overtime hours, which were expected in Pay Period 17. The adjustments will be made in Pay Period 19, management says.
August 15, 2013
$937 Cost-of-Living Raise Set for September
Career APWU members will receive a $937 annual increase in pay in September, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. “This substantial raise is the result of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which preser...
August 14, 2013
APWU, USPS Agreement Strengthens, Clarifies PSE Seniority
The American Postal Workers Union achieved a significant victory on Aug. 13, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that strengthens and clarifies the seniority rights of Postal Support Employees (PSEs),...
August 12, 2013
Candidates’ Online Statements Updated
August 12, 2013
OWCP Suspends USPS Access to Electronic Data
In a bold step to protect the privacy rights of injured workers, the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) has indefinitely suspended the Postal Service’s ability to review, receive, and transfer Federal Employ...
August 9, 2013
e-Team Report, Aug. 9, 2013
APWU, Postal Unions: Carper-Coburn Bill an Assault on Postal Employee Benefits Sen. Bernie Sanders Says S. 1486 Backtracks on Postal Reform, “Makes no Sense” Postal Customers Get it - Why Can’t Some Members of Congress?...
August 9, 2013
USPS Issues Stamps Honoring Workers, But What About Its Own?
The Postal Service’s release on Aug. 8 of a series stamps featuring iconic images of the workers who built the nation’s bridges, railways, and skyscrapers almost a century ago is more than a little ironic, the APWU noted...
August 6, 2013
Senate Postal Bill Jeopardizes Healthcare, Retirement Benefits
A bill introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on Aug. 1 would jeopardize the healthcare and retirement benefits of postal employees by giving arbitrators the authority to remove them from the Fed...
August 5, 2013
Next Step in APWU’s TV Ad Campaign
The APWU has launched the next phase of its television ad campaign, with spots airing on NBC Nightly News, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. ALSO: As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision that overturned the Defense of M...
August 5, 2013
In Letter to Senate Majority Leader, Postal Unions Seethe Over Carper-Coburn Bill
The four postal unions sent a joint letter to Senate Majority Harry Reid on Aug. 5 expressing “utter dismay” at the introduction of S. 1486, the postal bill co-sponsored by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-...