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November 19, 2010
Son-in-Law of APWU Member Killed in Afghanistan
Sgt. Kevin Pape, son-in-law of APWU member Rose Knipp, was killed in Afghanistan Nov. 16. The 30-year-old staff sergeant died when the Taliban attacke...
November 15, 2010
Help Homeless Veterans: Contribute to Winterhaven Stand Down
November 8, 2010
Guffey Pledges to Continue The Fight for Working Families
Speaking at swearing-in ceremonies in Washington, DC, newly elected APWU President Cliff Guffey pledged to continue to fight on behalf of postal worke...
August 27, 2010
Union Vows to Escalate Fight To Preserve Postal Service
APWU members vowed to escalate the fight against the Postal Service’s plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery on the fourth day of the union’s 20th B...
August 25, 2010
Save Saturday Service!
Thousands of APWU members, led by union president William Burrus and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, marched through the streets of downtown Detroit on Tuesda...
August 5, 2010
APWU Honors Soldier for Extraordinary Service
Kevin Imholte, son of Minneapolis Area Local activists Brenda and Vern Wellman, was presented with a silver medallion on behalf of the APWU for his ex...
May 29, 2009
Army to Award Bronze Star To APWU Members’ Son
Kevin Imholte, son of Minneapolis Area Local APWU activists Brenda and Vern Wellman, will be awarded the Bronze Star Medal for an act of bravery in Ir...
April 7, 2009
APWU Member Back From 2nd Tour in Iraq
APWU member Drew Yerger is looking forward to his second time around as a window clerk. It will be a pleasant change of pace and workplace: His last j...
March 2, 2009
Post Office in Illinois Capital Named for Long-Time APWU Member
In honor of a long-time Postal Service worker and APWU member, a facility in Springfield, IL, has been named the “Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Off...
October 24, 2008
APWU Members and Loved Ones Killed in Action in Iraq and Afghanistan
To our knowledge, 17 members of the APWU family have paid the ultimate price while fighting in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan:
September 7, 2007
USPS Must Do More For Veterans
Although the Postal Service employs large numbers of veterans, not enough is being done to help qualified veterans secure jobs with the agency, APWU E...
May 14, 2007
APWU Member Killed in Combat in Iraq
An APWU member on his second tour of duty in Iraq was killed during combat operations in Anbar Province on May 5. Master Sergeant Kenneth (Kenny) Mack...
October 20, 2004
Son of APWU Member Killed in Iraq
Pvt. Mark Barbret, the son of APWU member Angela Barbret, was killed in Iraq Oct. 14. The 22-year old soldier died after the Humvee he was riding in t...
October 20, 2004
Son of APWU Member Killed in Iraq
Pvt. Mark Barbret, the son of APWU member Angela Barbret, was killed in Iraq Oct. 14. The 22-year old soldier died after the Humvee he was riding in t...
August 1, 2025
Questions About Veterans Preference
The following are APWU responses to frequently asked questions about Veterans' Preference:
August 1, 2025
Fast Food Favorites
$10 gift cards to McDonald’s, Burger King, Church’s Chicken, Cinnabon, Nathan’s Famous, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Subway and Taco Bell are an affordable w...
August 1, 2025
Vietnam Vets and Agent Orange
Vietnam Veterans are now at an age where many have or will develop "adult-onset" or Type II diabetes.
August 1, 2025
Winterhaven Stand Down
Each year more than 1 million of our nation’s veterans are homeless. This is hardly the thank-you they deserve and hardly the thank-you they have earn...
August 1, 2025
Appeals Pending in Important Cases Affecting Preference-Eligible Veterans
Any veterans' preference-eligible employee who gets a notice that his or her duty assignment has been abolished and that he or she will become unassig...
August 1, 2025
Breakfast for Champions
Supporting the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team is the latest endeavor for the APWU Human Relations Department. APWU locals and state organizatio...
August 1, 2025
Faster Decisions for Veterans
The Fully Developed Claims (FDC) program is an optional new initiative being offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide faster, mor...
August 1, 2025
As a Vet Returning From Vietnam …
If you elected to serve your country during the Vietnam Era or were drafted in the 1960s or early 1970s, you should read the following letter that I r...
August 1, 2025
MSPB Rules in Favor Of APWU War Hero, USPS Appeals
One of the highest-ranking National Guard noncommissioned officers in the Army’s Special Forces won a hard-fought battle to regain his job in December...
August 1, 2025
Stewards’ Status in MSPB Appeals
Recently, the union has received inquiries about the right of stewards to prepare appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) while “on the c...
August 1, 2025
New Diseases Associated With Agent Orange
Those of you who served in Vietnam should know that the list of illnesses that the Veterans Administration is accepting as possibly being related to e...
August 1, 2025
Veterans’ Assistance And Resource Committee
To provide additional assistance and to keep our members informed about issues that affect them, the Human Relations Department has created a Veterans...
August 1, 2025
Questions About Veterans Preference
The following are APWU responses to frequently asked questions about Veterans' Preference:
August 1, 2025
Fast Food Favorites
$10 gift cards to McDonald’s, Burger King, Church’s Chicken, Cinnabon, Nathan’s Famous, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Subway and Taco Bell are an affordable w...
August 1, 2025
Vietnam Vets and Agent Orange
Vietnam Veterans are now at an age where many have or will develop "adult-onset" or Type II diabetes.
August 1, 2025
Winterhaven Stand Down
Each year more than 1 million of our nation’s veterans are homeless. This is hardly the thank-you they deserve and hardly the thank-you they have earn...