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November 10, 2014
More Than 149 Events In 50 States Set for Nov. 14 National Day of Action
On Nov. 14 postal employees from every craft in more than 149 locations will send an urgent message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors: Stop Delaying America’s Mail! Donahoe and the Boa...
November 10, 2014
Pay Raise Set for Nov. 15
APWU-represented postal employees will receive an increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 15, which will be reflected in paychecks dated Dec. 5.
November 7, 2014
Stop Delaying America’s Mail!
On Nov. 14 postal employees from every craft in more than 125 locations will send an urgent message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors: Stop Delaying America’s Mail! Pay Raise Set for N...
October 29, 2014
Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period, New Leave Year
In accordance with Article 8 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a four-week period each year during December.
October 22, 2014
Retiree COLAs Set at 1.7%
The Social Security Administration has announced a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 1.7 percent for the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). The increase will be refle...
October 14, 2014
APWU Retirees Rock
Many APWU members ask, “What do I do once I retire?” It is, of course, a personal choice. However, I have a suggestion: Become a union activist. Many of our members understand the importance of staying involved with the...
September 16, 2014
Consolidation Battle Takes Shape
The four postal unions are standing together at the national, state and local level to fight the Postmaster General’s plans to again slash the mail processing network, beginning in January. Eighty-two facilities are slat...
August 25, 2014
COLA Increase
Career employees represented by the APWU will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of $686 per year in September 2014, in accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The raise is the result of an...
August 12, 2014
IT-AS Members Ratify New Contract
APWU members in the IT-Accounting Services Centers (AS) ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement by a vote of 592 to 38 in voting that ended Aug. 7, Support Services Director Steve Brooks has announced. The new agr...
July 8, 2014
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement for IT/AS Employees
The APWU and USPS have reached a tentative agreement on a contract for employees in the IT and Accounting Services (AS) units. Union members will have the opportunity to vote to ratify or reject the agreement. Details of...
April 22, 2014
Questions & Answers On Filling Residual Vacancies
The APWU and USPS have agreed to two sets of Questions & Answers regarding the March 20 agreement on Filling Residual Vacancies [PDF], one for the Clerk Craft [PDF] and another for Maintenance Craft [PDF].
January 13, 2014
Life Insurance Beneficiaries May Be Due Additional Payments
APWU has been asked to notify our members of a private class-action lawsuit on behalf of beneficiaries of certain deceased postal employees.
December 11, 2013
Future Postal, Federal Workers To Pay More for Retirement Benefits
A proposed budget deal announced late on Dec. 10 would require postal and federal workers hired after Dec. 31, 2013, to pay more toward their retirement benefits.
November 1, 2013
Retiree COLAs Set at 1.5%
The Social Security Administration has announced a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 1.5 percent for federal and postal retirees. The increase will be reflected in the January 2014 annuity and will apply to retirees co...
November 1, 2013
Pay Raise Set for Nov. 16
APWU-represented postal employees will receive an increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 16, which will be reflected in paychecks dated Dec. 6. The increase will apply to employees covered by the APWU-USPS 2010...
November 1, 2013
Together. Better Health.
This Open Season select your union’s Health Plan. The APWU Health Plan is committed to low-cost, robust benefits and personalized service.
October 21, 2013
Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period for 2013
In accordance with Article 8 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement [PDF], penalty overtime regulations are not applicable for a four-week period each year during December. This year, the period begins with Pay Period 26...
September 25, 2013
Healthcare Premiums to Increase by 3.7 Percent; Increases for APWU Plans Will Be Less
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced on Sept. 24 that the average premium rate for the 8.2 million people covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase by 3.7 percent in...
September 23, 2013
Relief Grants Available From Postal Employees Relief Fund, Union Plus
September 20, 2013
Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants Available to Colorado Flood Victims
Union members who participate in Union Plus programs and are facing hardships due to the recent flooding in Colorado may be eligible for financial assistance, the AFL-CIO benefit program announced Sept. 20. Union Plus D...
August 20, 2013
GAO: USPS Healthcare Plan Would Hurt Medicare, Postal Workers
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms it: The Postal Service’s proposal to take postal workers out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program would weaken Medicare and would result in redu...
August 16, 2013
PSEs Overtime Adjustment Postponed to Pay Period 19
The USPS has notified the APWU that it failed to complete back-pay adjustments for PSE overtime hours, which were expected in Pay Period 17. The adjustments will be made in Pay Period 19, management says.
August 15, 2013
$937 Cost-of-Living Raise Set for September
Career APWU members will receive a $937 annual increase in pay in September, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. “This substantial raise is the result of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which preser...
August 6, 2013
Senate Postal Bill Jeopardizes Healthcare, Retirement Benefits
A bill introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on Aug. 1 would jeopardize the healthcare and retirement benefits of postal employees by giving arbitrators the authority to remove them from the Fed...
August 2, 2013
Arbitrator: MOU Requires Union Agreement When Exceptions to PSE Wage Rates are Needed
In a victory for the APWU, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued an award on July 25 that will help protect our members’ interests if the Postal Service proposes to increase hourly rates for Postal Support Employees (PSEs)...
July 1, 2013
Healthcare, Retirement Benefits Now Available to Same-Sex Spouses Of Postal, Federal Workers
As a result of the Supreme Court’s recent decision that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced guidelines for the extension of employee b...
May 24, 2013
PSE Overtime Rates to Increase, Retroactive Pay Adjustments to Be Made
The Postal Service method of calculating overtime rates for PSEs violates the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Department of Labor has found. The Postal Service has based overtime pay, which is paid at one-and-a-half...
February 21, 2013
Cost-of-Living Raises Set for March
Career APWU members will receive a $207 annual increase in pay beginning next month, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. ALSO: APWU President Cliff Guffey is calling on union members to ask their senators and repr...
February 4, 2013
Retirees: Participate in Lobby Week Feb. 18-22
The APWU is encouraging retirees to meet with members of Congress in their home districts during Lobby Week, Feb. 18-22, to discuss protecting Cost-of-Living Adjustments, Social Security, Medicare and other issues of con...
December 5, 2012
Thrift Savings Plan to Allow Financial Hardship Withdrawals
Postal and federal employees affected by Hurricane Sandy will find it easier to tap into retirement savings to help repair their homes, replace lost property, or to aid family members suffering from the massive storm, wh...