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September 10, 2009
Arlington Cemetery Service Will Honor APWU Vets
APWU members and their families are invited to a special wreath-laying ceremony Sept. 12 at one of the nation’s most hallowed memorial sites: Arlingto...
September 4, 2009
Questions and Answers on Incentive Program
The APWU and USPS have reached agreement on the answers to a series of questions regarding the incentive program for employees who retire or separate...
September 4, 2009
Effective Dates of Retirement, Separation Limited
The USPS and APWU have agreed that employees who as of Aug. 24 had a scheduled retirement date of Sept. 30 or earlier will be permitted to retire or s...
September 3, 2009
USPS Releases New List Of Stations Targeted for Closure
The Postal Service announced Sept. 2 that it has reduced to 413 the number of stations and branches currently under consideration for closure.
September 2, 2009
Union Refutes Wall Street Journal Editorial
It came as no surprise that a Wall Street Journal editorial outlining the Postal Service’s financial difficulties concluded that the USPS should be pr...
September 1, 2009
Members Asked to Support ‘Union Label Week’
“Union Label Week” will be observed from Monday Sept. 7 through Saturday Sept. 12.
August 31, 2009
APWU Rebuts Myths About the US Postal Service
News articles often imply that USPS financial problems are irreversible, and that “hard-copy mail is destined to be replaced by electronic messages.”...
August 31, 2009
Studs Terkel: The Voice of Work and the American Worker
Late last year, the city of Chicago — and working people everywhere — lost a great voice when Louis “Studs” Terkel died at age 96. For more than 70 ye...
August 29, 2009
Monetary Incentive Negotiated For Retirement, Separation
APWU-represented employees who retire or separate on or before Nov. 30, 2009, will receive a monetary incentive of $15,000, in accordance with an agre...
August 25, 2009
Union Negotiates Monetary Incentive For Retirements, Separations
APWU-represented employees who retire or separate on or before Nov. 30, 2009, will receive a monetary incentive of $15,000, in accordance with an agre...
August 20, 2009
APWU Spearheads Community Battles to Keep Retail Units Open
APWU members have been pressing the Postal Service for information about stations and branches targeted for closure, and rallying the support of commu...
August 20, 2009
USPS Assailed for Airing Ads During Bigot’s TV Broadcasts
APWU President William Burrus has asked the Postal Service to join with other responsible companies and withdraw sponsorship of an offensive nightly T...
August 19, 2009
Burrus: ‘Short-Sighted’ Strategy Will Mean Long-Term Damage
In a follow-up to recent testimony before a House subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus explored alternatives to station-and-branch closures, wh...
August 18, 2009
APWU Responds to New York Times Column
When a business columnist for the venerable New York Times wrote an article outlining the Postal Service’s financial difficulties and concluded that t...
August 13, 2009
National Reassessment Workshop Added to All-Craft Conference
The APWU will add a workshop on the National Reassessment Process to the list of classes offered at the All-Craft Conference, APWU Human Relations Dir...
August 11, 2009
USPS, APWU-Represented Nurses Implement April Arbitration Award
Two retroactive raises that were reflected in APWU-represented nurses’ paychecks last month are among the features of an April arbitration award, with...
August 10, 2009
Vote Delayed on Bill To Undermine Pay and Benefits
The Senate adjourned for its August recess without voting on a bill that would be devastating for postal workers.
August 6, 2009
Give-and-Take On the Coburn Amendment
In a question-and-answer session following testimony on Aug. 6 before a Senate subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus and NALC President Fredric...
July 31, 2009
Union Calls for Campaign to Defeat Anti-Postal Worker Senate Bill
APWU President William Burrus has called on locals and state organizations to organize opposition to a Senate bill that contains a provision that woul...
July 31, 2009
Acts of Surrender, With the Battle’s Outcome in Doubt
Closing stations and branches and reducing mail delivery to five days per week “will unquestionably have a negative effect on the postal monopoly,” AP...
July 30, 2009
Burrus: Postal Decision-Makers Are Off the Mark
Saying that he has long been “skeptical” about whether the increased use of electronic communication is to blame for the Postal Service’s economic woe...
July 30, 2009
Union Calls for Campaign To Defeat Anti-Postal Worker Senate Bill
APWU President William Burrus has called on APWU locals and state organizations to organize opposition to a Senate bill that contains a provision that...
July 29, 2009
APWU Slams Postal Service on BMC Name Change
In a letter to USPS management, APWU President William Burrus admonished the Postal Service for failing to officially notify the union that the Bulk M...
July 29, 2009
APWU: Amendment to Senate Bill Hurts Workers
An amendment to a bill to provide temporary financial relief to the cash-strapped Postal Service was adopted by a Senate committee July 29, rendering...
July 28, 2009
APWU Urges Legislators To Reject Amendments to Senate Bill
Amendments to a Senate bill providing short-term temporary financial relief to the USPS would weaken the legislation, harm the Postal Service, and hur...
July 27, 2009
Quick Action Expected On Senate Bill to Ease USPS Financial Crisis
Quick action is expected on a Senate bill that would provide the Postal Service emergency, short-term financial relief, and APWU President William Bur...
July 27, 2009
National Healthcare Call-In Day July 28
Union members across the nation will begin calling their U.S. representatives on Tuesday, July 28, to demand that the House pass comprehensive healthc...
July 24, 2009
FERS Sick-Leave Credit Removed from Senate Bill
The campaign to win sick-leave credit for workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) suffered a blow July 23, when an ame...
July 16, 2009
APWU Seeks Quick Action on Healthcare Measure
APWU President William Burrus is asking union members to encourage their legislators to support healthcare reform bills adopted by key House and Senat...
July 16, 2009
Postal Unions Seek White House Intervention
The presidents of the four major postal unions have asked the White House to address the “deepening crisis” facing the Postal Service, asserting that...