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January 14, 2026
Questions Often Asked About Retirement Checks
It's not unusual for the Retirees Department to get phone calls concerning what to do about late, lost or stolen annuity checks. The following summarizes our typical answers to a few of the frequently asked questions the...
January 14, 2026
Paul Ryan’s April Fools’ Day Budget Would Cut Medicare Dramatically
On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released another Republican budget proposal - this one for the 2015 fiscal year - that would slash programs that benefit seniors in order to cut taxes for corp...
January 14, 2026
Fewer Union Members Means Lower Pay for All
In the decades after World War II, the labor movement greatly improved pay, benefits and working conditions not just for unionized workplaces, but for the nation’s entire workforce. The better pay and benefits that union...
January 14, 2026
Arbitrator Orders USPS to Revise Certain FMLA Form Letters
In a recent national-level arbitration award, arbitrator Dennis Nolan ruled that certain form letters that the Postal Service planned to use when employees seek family and medical leave violate the Family and Medical Lea...
January 14, 2026
A Preventable Cancer
September is “Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month,” and women are strongly urged to get screened for the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the cause of virtually all cervical cancer, and which can be prevented.
January 14, 2026
Safety ‘Happy Talk’ Just Isn’t Enough
Postal officials frequently brag about their commitment to workers’ safety, but their actions don’t always line up with the “happy talk.”
January 14, 2026
e-Team Report, March 16, 2012
APWU Airs New Round of Television Ads Transportation in the House AFL-CIO Denounces State Voter ID Laws
January 14, 2026
For Employees Covered by the National Agreement:
January 14, 2026
Q&A on PVS Drivers Program MOU
The APWU and USPS agreed on Feb. 4, 2010, to a series of Questions and Answers [PDF] regarding the Jan. 15, 2009, Memorandum of Understanding establishing a pilot program that experiments with alternative scheduling for...
January 14, 2026
Avoid the Crisis of Foreclosure
Millions of American homeowners are facing financial difficulties because of the way their mortgages are structured. Some borrowers did not understand the risks of a mortgage tied to fluctuating interest rates. Others bo...
January 14, 2026
Leave Buy Back: National-Level Dispute with the Postal Service
In 2001 the APWU learned that the Postal Service had instructed its Injury Compensation Specialists to inform employees who suffered on-the-job injuries that “if leave is used after a claim is accepted by the Department...
January 14, 2026
e-Team Report, Sept. 2, 2011
President Guffey to Testify before Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Contact Your Member of the House Today! Republican Leaders Intend to Repeal Labor Regulations and Labor Board Issue Multiple...
January 14, 2026
Local Efforts Amplify the Fight
January 14, 2026
Facts of Life Insurance
The basic Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) that you had as a working postal employee did not automatically continue into your retirement.
January 14, 2026
Dispute Over Information Security Handbook
The APWU initiated a national dispute over the Postal Service's announcement of revisions to the AS-805 handbook governing Information Security.
January 14, 2026
e-Team Report, May 10, 2013
The Postal Service Protection Act Gains Bipartisan Support Postal Losses in Second Quarter Primarily Due to Prefund Mandate Compensatory Time Bill Passes House, Draws Criticism from Obama Administration and Worker Advoca...
January 14, 2026
Enforcing the Collective Bargaining Agreement in Small Offices
The USPS has begun implementing several policies in small post offices that we believe violate the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Although many of the disputes may eventually be decided at the national...
January 14, 2026
Managing Stress
We all face challenges and obstacles, and sometimes the pressure can be hard to handle.
January 14, 2026
Disputes Over Contract Postal Units Filed, Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has initiated one dispute, and appealed another to national arbitration, over whether a contract postal unit (CPU) may exist in a facility when the Postal Service has use of the property by consignment or other...
January 14, 2026
e-Team Report, Aug. 30, 2013
One Week Left to Meet With Lawmakers Before Summer Recess Ends Tell Congress: NO to Legislation that Enable Cuts to Service! Spreading our Message Far and Wide Labor Day…A Time to Pay Tribute, A Day of Opportunity 50t...
January 14, 2026
Seniors Show Support for APWU
Seniors showed support for the APWU’s critical issues by signing Stop Staples postcards addressed to the company’s CEO, Ron Sargent, at the convention of the 4.2 million-member Alliance for Retired Americans April 28-May...
January 14, 2026
Families Too
During our visits to medical facilities we have met many family members — mostly young wives, but also husbands, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, and children who are there to stand vigil and to provide support while their...
January 14, 2026
As Deadline Nears, APWU Keeps Up the Fight
Time is running out. We are quickly approaching the May 15 expiration of the moratorium on the closure and consolidation of mail processing plants and post offices. The moratorium is intended to give Congress the opportu...
January 14, 2026
Award on Obligation to Notify APWU of Withdrawal of CFR Revision
Arbitrator Linda Byars sustained the union's position that in order to make moot the union's appeal to arbitration of a proposed revision to a regulation which the Postal Service does not intend to implement, the Service...
January 14, 2026
Understanding Autism
Autism is a developmental disorder that severely impairs a person's ability to communicate and socially interact with others. It affects 500,000 Americans, occurring four times more often among boys than among girls. The...
January 14, 2026
U.S. House Approves Ryan Budget that Slashes Medicare
In a nearly party-line vote, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted 219-205 on Thursday to approve a 2015 budget plan unveiled last week by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee. Ryan’s...
January 14, 2026
Save Social Security
The current debate over the nation’s deficit is being used as an excuse to advocate privatization of Social Security and Medicare, yet nearly 70 percent of Democrats and Republicans oppose cutting these vital programs, a...
January 14, 2026
Award on Annual Leave Exchange Option
In a national-level arbitration award, Arbitrator Linda Byars sustained the union's grievance protesting management’s decision to exclude part-time flexibles (PTFs) from the negotiated Annual Leave Exchange program.
January 14, 2026
Maintaining Your Membership
We receive requests every day asking how those about to retire can continue their membership in the union. The following are summaries of the constitutional requirements for maintaining status as a member of the APWU.
January 14, 2026
Safety Hazard on APPS Prime Function May Cause Serious Injury and Loss of Life
APWU members are advised not to use the “prime function” to pre-load belts on APPS (Automated Package Processing System) machines.