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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-...
August 2, 2013
APWU: Senate Postal Bill Betrays Workers, American People
The leaders of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), introduced postal legislation on Aug. 1, just before Congress adjourned for a five-wee...
August 2, 2013
Update on August Actions
As Congress begins its August recess, President Guffey is reminding APWU state and local presidents to meet with their legislators to urge them to co-sponsor the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630 in the House / S....
August 2, 2013
Arbitrator: MOU Requires Union Agreement When Exceptions to PSE Wage Rates are Needed
In a victory for the APWU, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued an award on July 25 that will help protect our members’ interests if the Postal Service proposes to increase hourly rates for Postal Support Employees (PSEs)...
July 25, 2013
House Panel Approves Rep. Issa’s Postal Bill
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a postal bill introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) by a vote of 22 to 17 on July 24. ALSO: Take Action Now!
July 25, 2013
Save Historic Post Offices From the Auction Block
As part of the union’s ongoing struggle to save the Postal Service, the APWU has distributed information and guidance to local and state leaders who are engaged in efforts to stop the Postal Service from selling historic...
July 24, 2013
House Panel Approves Issa Bill
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a postal bill introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on July 24, by a vote of 22 to 17. The vote was along party lines, with all Republicans voting in favor...
July 22, 2013
Rep. Issa Introduces Postal Legislation
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) officially introduced postal legislation on July 19, which will be voted on by the House Committee of Oversight and Government Reform on July 24. The bill (H.R. 2748) includes some minor modifica...
July 18, 2013
Guffey Testifies Before House Committee
“The USPS was not broken in 2006 when Congress passed the PAEA [Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act]," President Cliff Guffey told a House committee on July 17. ALSO: Vote on Issa Bill Set for July 24. The July 17...
July 17, 2013
APWU, Mail Handlers Plan August Actions to Push Postal Reform
The APWU and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have announced plans to conduct a nationwide joint lobbying effort over the congressional recess from Aug. 5 to Sept. 6 to urge senators and representatives to co-spon...
July 16, 2013
Guffey to Testify Before House Committee
APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 17. The hearing will examine a draft postal bill proposed by Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and the need...
July 15, 2013
Candidates’ Online Statements Posted
Statements by candidates for national union office are posted on www.apwu.org, in accordance with Article 11.3.c.2 of the APWU Constitution. To view the statements, click here and follow the log-in instructions for the M...
July 15, 2013
Unions Call for Senate Action On Labor Relations Board Appointments
The APWU and the entire labor movement are demanding that a minority of senators stop blocking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from protecting workers’ rights on the job.
July 10, 2013
Hidden Agenda: When Doing Nothing Does Something
Despite a flurry of legislative activity in June, it seems clear that some members of Congress aren’t at all interested in saving the Postal Service. They may talk about the USPS crisis; they may even introduce “postal r...
July 8, 2013
APWU Renews TV Ad Campaign
The APWU is renewing its television ad campaign, with spots airing on NBC Nightly News, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News beginning July 8, President Cliff Guffey has announced.
July 1, 2013
Healthcare, Retirement Benefits Now Available to Same-Sex Spouses Of Postal, Federal Workers
As a result of the Supreme Court’s recent decision that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced guidelines for the extension of employee b...
July 1, 2013
APWU, Department of Labor, USPS Settle Nationwide Electrical Safety Complaints
The union has signed an unprecedented nationwide agreement with the Department of Labor and the Postal Service that settles a series of OSHA complaints initiated by the APWU regarding violations of safe electrical work p...
June 30, 2013
To Stand Up, Auto Workers Sat Down
On Dec. 30, 1936, workers in Flint MI began a historic “sit down” strike that helped win union representation for auto assembly employees across the nation.
June 28, 2013
e-Team Report, June 28, 2013
Bills for Postal Reform Need to Be Heard! Issa’s Draft Bill is FAR from Compromise July 1st is National Postal Workers Day! Break the Chained CPI… No Cuts to COLAs!
June 24, 2013
Ballot Placement Set for Election Of APWU National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has certified the union members listed below as candidates for national union office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution.
June 21, 2013
Rep. DeLauro Introduces Bill To Protect Overnight Delivery Standards
Joined by 63 other members of the House, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Protect Overnight Delivery Act (H.R. 2459) on June 20, which would protect overnight mail delivery by preventing the USPS from weakening de...
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 retirement benefits for millions of workers on the chopping block.
June 20, 2013
Article 12.5.B.2 Decision Received
In an award dated June 17, 2013, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg rejected the union’s argument that the USPS was required by Article 12.5.B.2 to cobble together the work hours of PSEs in installations within a 50-mile withho...
June 18, 2013
MVS Craft Forms Jobs Committee
The Motor Vehicle Service Craft has established a committee to help develop strategies to fight the outsourcing of MVS jobs and to help locals enforce the MVS Jobs Memorandum of Understanding, MVS Craft Director Mike Fos...