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November 18, 2009
Pay Raise Set for Nov. 21
APWU-represented postal workers will receive a 1.2 percent increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 21. ALSO: APWU members are being asked to contact their U.S. Senators and urge them to support healthcare reform...
November 17, 2009
APWU Health Plan Offers Two Great Options
With health plan Open Season underway, the union urges postal and federal employees to consider the two great options offered by the APWU Health Plan.
November 13, 2009
Remember George: Give the Gift of Life
In a 90-day campaign launched in April, the APWU, the Postal Service and the National Marrow Donor Program took part in a nationwide marrow-registry drive, both to support the program in general and in the hopes that a d...
October 31, 2009
Garment Worker Expanded Union Ideals Beyond the Workplace
Every time people take a stand to improve the lot of others, “they send forth a tiny ripple of hope,” Robert F. Kennedy once observed. Chicago garment worker Sidney Hillman spent a lifetime sending forth ripples that mad...
October 28, 2009
Victory: FERS Sick-Leave Credit Becomes Law
President Obama signed legislation Oct. 28 that will allow postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to receive credit for sick leave when they retire.
October 28, 2009
Social Security to Host Webinar for Wounded Warriors
The Social Security Administration will host a Webinar, “Social Security for Wounded Warriors,” to address benefit programs and the expedited processing of disability claims available to wounded veterans.
October 27, 2009
Congress Must Fix Funding Requirement; USPS Must Expand Goals, Burrus Says
In a follow-up to testimony before a Senate subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus explored alternatives to station-and-branch closures, facility consolidations, and five-day mail delivery — which the Postal Service...
October 23, 2009
Unions Protest As Health Insurers Plot to Kill Reform
APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of other union members and healthcare advocates at a spirited demonstration Oct. 22 to demand that the health insurance industry end its efforts to thwart reform legislation.
October 22, 2009
Congress Approves FERS Sick-Leave Credit
At long last! After a protracted campaign, postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will receive credit for sick leave when they retire.
October 20, 2009
Incentive Offer Leads to One-Time Exception on Casual Cap
In accordance with the agreement to provide a $15,000 incentive to employees who retire or separate, the APWU and the USPS have reached a settlement regarding the use of casuals in excess of the limitations outlined in A...
October 19, 2009
Powell Approved As Union’s New Secretary-Treasurer
Liz Powell, the APWU’s Northeast Region Coordinator, has been tapped to serve as the union’s national Secretary-Treasurer, making her the first woman executive officer in the union’s history.
October 19, 2009
Pay Raise Set for November 21
APWU-represented postal workers will receive a 1.2 percent increase in annual salaries effective Nov. 21, based on the grades and levels in effect on Sept. 6, 2006. The raise will be reflected in paychecks issued Dec. 11...
October 14, 2009
APWU Issues a Challenge
The Postal Service’s precarious financial condition has prompted APWU President William Burrus to issue a challenge to Postmaster General Potter:
October 9, 2009
Union Vows Fight to Keep Stations Open
The Postal Service announced Oct. 9 that 371 stations and branches in Level 24-and-above post offices remain under consideration for possible closure, but cautioned that “the filing does not represent a final decision on...
October 9, 2009
FERS Sick-Leave Credit Included In Defense Authorization Bill
The campaign to win sick-leave credit for workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) got a big boost this week when it was included in a compromise version of the 2010 Defense Authorization b...
October 7, 2009
Unusual Areas of Agreement
The Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, a conservative think tank, and the APWU rarely see eye-to-eye; but a recent exchange of letters between IRET Senior Economist Michael Schuyler and union President...
October 7, 2009
National ‘Call-In’ Days For Health Care Wednesday and Thursday
The APWU is joining labor's push to reform the healthcare system with two lobby and call-in days Oct. 7 and 8.
October 1, 2009
Burrus to Retire at End of Term
In an emotional closing to his speech at the union’s All-Craft Conference Sept. 30, APWU President William Burrus announced that he would not seek re-election in November 2010, ending a 53-year career in which he fought...
September 30, 2009
Senate Approves Short-Term Relief for USPS
The Senate approved an appropriations bill Sept. 30 that includes emergency financial relief for the Postal Service.
September 25, 2009
H.R. 22 Included in Stopgap Spending Bill
A House-Senate panel included the provisions of H.R. 22, which would provide temporary financial relief to the Postal Service, in a stopgap funding bill that would keep the federal government afloat for a month after the...
September 24, 2009
Thousands of Opportunities Still Available
On the eve of the Sept. 25 deadline for those who wish to retire or separate in order to receive the $15,000 incentive negotiated by the APWU, approximately 22,000 postal workers have opted in or expressed interest.
September 24, 2009
Incentive Would Offset OWCP Compensation
Postal employees on temporary total disability who are interested in applying for the $15,000 incentive should be aware of an opinion issued by the Office of Workers Compensation on Sept. 24:
September 23, 2009
Incentive Available to Employees Seeking Disability Retirement
The union has received a number of inquiries recently seeking clarification about whether employees who retire on disability are eligible for the incentive negotiated by the APWU, President William Burrus said.
September 22, 2009
Union, Management Reach Settlement On Individual Retirement Counseling
The APWU and Postal Service reached a settlement on Sept. 21 reaffirming management’s responsibility to provide individual retirement counseling to APWU-represented employees.
September 22, 2009
Fact & Fiction: The US Postal Service
News reports have been filled with articles about the financial crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service, many of them based on false premises.
September 18, 2009
APWU Members Urged to Contribute to CFC
APWU members are being encouraged by President William Burrus to sign up to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) during its enrollment campaign this fall, and to designate as recipients charitable organizati...
September 16, 2009
House Passes HR 22, Bill Now Moves to Senate
The House of Representatives voted 388-32 on Sept. 15 to approve a measure that would provide the Postal Service relief for one year from a requirement to prefund retiree healthcare benefits from its operating budget.
September 15, 2009
Obama Addresses Labor Federation
President Obama electrified an audience of thousands of union members during a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention on Sept. 15. The president spoke powerfully about the importance of unions, our urgent need for real health...
September 14, 2009
Obama to Speak at AFL-CIO Convention
Among the highlights of the AFL-CIO convention that began Sept. 12 in Pittsburgh will be an appearance by President Obama.
September 11, 2009
House to Vote Soon on Postal Relief Bill
The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon — perhaps as early as Tuesday, Sept. 15 — on legislation that would provide the USPS with short-term relief from severe financial difficulties.