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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
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 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 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
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 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 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
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 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 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.
September 10, 2009
Retirement, Separation Incentive Interpretations Document Updated
The union has updated a document that offers explanations of the Aug. 24, 2009, Memorandum of Understanding offering incentives to USPS employees who retire or separate in the coming months.
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: Arlington National Cemetery.
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 in the coming months.
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 separate on the date they selected, and will be eligible to receive the...
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 privatized, but since the column was riddled with inaccuracies, APWU Pre...
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 years, the radio and TV host and prolific author chronicled the aspirati...
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 agreement negotiated by the union. ALSO: With the Senate expected to vote...
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 agreement negotiated by the union.
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 communities, their legislators, and the media about USPS plans to shutter n...
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 TV offering, “The Glenn Beck Program.”
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, which the Postal Service is planning in reaction to a severe financial c...
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 the USPS should be privatized, APWU President William Burrus fired back...