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August 12, 2011
USPS Seeks Legislation To Allow Layoffs, End Federal Benefits
APWU President Cliff Guffey has condemned Postal Service legislative proposals that would permit the USPS to layoff 120,000 employees and remove postal workers from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and from...
August 4, 2011
Tea Party Building Support for Issa Bill
“Tea Party” groups are building public and congressional support for H.R. 2309, legislation sponsored in the U.S. House of Representative by Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Dennis Ross (R-FL) that APWU President Cliff Guff...
July 18, 2011
APWU Rejects Issa’s Call to Cancel Ad Campaign
The APWU has rejected a call from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) to cancel a union-sponsored television ad that has been airing on CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News.
July 18, 2011
APWU Ad Campaign: Phase Two
The APWU has launched the second phase of its advertising campaign with a radio spot, President Cliff Guffey has announced.
July 13, 2011
National Organizing Week: July 18-22
The APWU has designated July 18-22 National Organizing Week as part of a campaign to sign up new union members. ALSO: In addition to the organizing drive, the APWU is launching a campaign to win support for legislation t...
July 7, 2011
APWU to Launch TV Ad Campaign
The APWU will launch a television ad campaign on July 11, with spots airing on CNN, MSNBC, and FOX, President Cliff Guffey has announced.
June 29, 2011
Postal Jobs, Pay, Benefits Threatened by Congress
The Postal Service is in danger of financial collapse, and could close its doors as early as July 2012.
June 24, 2011
A Reckless Attack On Postal Services, Postal Employees
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the powerful chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has introduced a bill, H.R. 2309, that is “a reckless assault on postal workers and the Postal Service,” said APW...
June 20, 2011
Pawlenty’s Really Bad Answers
A proposal by former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to privatize the Postal Service is a really bad idea, APWU President Cliff Guffey wrote in a guest column for The Hill.
June 16, 2011
APWU, Mailing Groups Urge Legislators to Support H.R. 1351
The APWU, along with dozens of key mailing industry groups and labor unions, urged U.S. representatives to support crucial legislation that would restore financial viability to the Postal Service.
June 15, 2011
Guffey Asks, Who’s the ‘We?’
Testifying before a House panel on June 15, APWU President Cliff Guffey began by taking issue with the title of the hearing, “Postal Infrastructure: How Much Can We Afford?”
June 13, 2011
Guffey to Testify on USPS Network Before House Subcommittee
APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before a House Subcommittee on June 15 about the retail and mail processing network of the Postal Service.
June 6, 2011
Legislative Action Needed
Recent headlines that predict the Postal Service will collapse within one year demonstrate the importance of APWU members getting involved in legislative affairs, President Cliff Guffey said.
May 17, 2011
Legislators Must Apply Pension Overpayments to Pre-Funding Bill
In testimony before a Senate Subcommittee on May 17, APWU President Cliff Guffey urged legislators to take immediate action to restore financial stability to the cash-strapped agency.
May 13, 2011
Guffey to Testify on Postal Finances Before Senate Subcommittee
APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before a Senate Subcommittee on May 17 about the USPS financial crisis and the steps needed to restore financial stability to the cash-strapped agency.
May 5, 2011
Tell Congress: Support H.R. 1351
APWU members are encouraged to contact their members of Congress and urge them to support H.R. 1351, an important measure that would restore financial stability to the Postal Service.
April 28, 2011
Don’t Let Anti-Labor Politicians Stop You From Voting
Some very powerful politicians have set their sights on postal employees, APWU President Cliff Guffey has warned, and union members must respond decisively.
April 13, 2011
House Hearing Sets Troubling Precedent
APWU members across the country cheered when President Cliff Guffey stood up for postal workers at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 5, but the inquiry into the union’s tentativ...
April 11, 2011
Two Postal Service Reform Bills Introduced in Congress
Two legislators have introduced postal reform bills designed to restore stability to the cash-strapped agency and help it survive tough times.
April 11, 2011
Senators Introduce Anti-Postal Legislation
Powerful senators have introduced legislation that, if adopted, would dramatically increase the cost of health and life insurance premiums for postal employees, and would void provisions of the tentative 2010-2015 USPS-A...
April 5, 2011
Guffey Defends Collective Bargaining
In a contentious hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, APWU President Cliff Guffey gave a vigorous defense of collective bargaining and postal employees.
March 31, 2011
Guffey to Testify Before House Committee
APWU President Cliff Guffey has been asked to testify about the union’s tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, whose powerful chairman has publicly condem...
March 25, 2011
Guffey Defends USPS Viability, Tentative Contract Agreement on CNBC
In a televised discussion of the financial challenges facing the USPS, APWU President Cliff Guffey defended the union’s Tentative Agreement for a new contract with the Postal Service and reminded viewers the nation’s mai...
February 10, 2011
Senator Collins Introduces Bill To Terminate OWCP Payments
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has sponsored legislation that would lead to reduced benefits for postal and federal employees who receive payments from the Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) due to job-related inju...
February 2, 2011
APWU Urges Commission To Make Repeal of Pre-Funding Mandate a Priority
Repealing a provision of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act is “so critical to the welfare of the Postal Service” that it should be the exclusive focus of a report to the president and Congress on the effectiv...
January 21, 2011
National Officers to Meet in February
APWU’s national officers will meet in Atlanta for several days in early February, as President Cliff Guffey seeks to move the organization in a new direction.
December 15, 2010
APWU Urges House To Extend ‘Tax Holiday’ To CSRS Employees
APWU President Cliff Guffey has sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to extend a proposed 2 percent “payroll tax holiday” to postal workers and other federal employees who are covered by t...
December 7, 2010
The Washington Post: Wrong Again!
A recent Washington Post editorial is so riddled with inaccuracies that it’s hard to know where to begin to refute them. But one thing is clear: The message — and the not-so-coincidental timing of its publication — is t...
December 2, 2010
APWU Blasts Deficit Commission Proposals
APWU President Cliff Guffey is urging the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, also known as the Deficit Commission, to reject recommendations in its Dec. 1 report regarding the Postal Service, which...
December 1, 2010
OIG Calls for Reduced Prefunding Requirements
The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded in a recent report that the Postal Service prefunds its pension and retiree healthcare benefits at levels that are substantially higher than other government agencies,...