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August 12, 2025
Second Cost of Living Adjustment Announced Today
August 14, 2024
Sixth COLA Increase Announced
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-livi...
February 13, 2024
Fifth COLA Increase Announced
The fifth COLA increase under the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement has been announced.
August 10, 2023
Fourth COLA announced
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), career employees represented by the APWU will receive ...
February 15, 2023
Third COLA Increase Announced
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.10 per hour cost-of...
September 10, 2022
Second COLA = Record Breaking $1.18/hr
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract), career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $1.18 per...
August 10, 2022
Second COLA Increase Announced
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $1.18 per hour cost-of-livi...
August 5, 2022
After Pressure, Management Sets Retroactive Pay Date!
Last week we announced the APWU was preparing collective actions in response to the unacceptable delay in retroactive payments won in the 2021-2024 Co...
July 20, 2022
COLA and You
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Soaring inflation is hurting working people worldwi...
February 10, 2022
FIRST COLA INCREASE TO BE $1,310.00
Every full-time career employee in every step and grade will receive an annual increase of $1,310 or 63 cents per hour. In percentage terms, the media...
January 14, 2022
The Gift That Keeps on Giving…
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) One of the greatest gifts ever given to postal...
January 6, 2022
Clerk Craft Negotiates Improvements in 2021-2024 CBA
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Pending ratification by APWU membership, the 2...
August 12, 2021
Sixth COLA Increase Announced
In accordance with the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (C...
July 25, 2019
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU Retirees Department is mourning the sudde...
July 25, 2019
From PSE to Full-Time Career: Retirement Buy Back
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On May 2, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act was...
July 25, 2019
The Role of Industrial Relations
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) You spend much of your time at work. You interac...
July 24, 2019
Members Are Asking…
Members have legitimate questions and deserve factual answers. “Why are we facing interest arbitration for a new contract when there was a tentative a...
November 1, 2017
Thank You for Your Service
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor APWU me...
October 13, 2017
2018 Social Security COLA to Health Care Executive Order
HEADLINES: 2018 Social Security COLA will be 2.0%: Not Enough to Offset Medicare Part B Premiums; House Slashes Medicare to Fund Children’s Health Ins...
November 1, 2016
Organizing for Action in 2017
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sisters and brothers, an important part of o...
November 1, 2016
Organizing for Action in 2017
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sisters and brothers, an important part of o...
October 20, 2016
Paltry COLA Will Leave Postal, Federal Retirees Worse Off
The APWU has joined with 74 other organizations to urge Congress to correct an outrageous disparity, Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor repor...
October 20, 2016
Paltry COLA Will Leave Postal, Federal Retirees Worse Off
The APWU has joined with 74 other organizations to urge Congress to correct an outrageous disparity, Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor repor...
January 1, 2016
Retirees Educational Conference
Velma Chism, Ohio State Retirees president, (second from right), received the John R. Smith Award. (This article first appeared in the January-Februar...
January 1, 2016
Retirees Educational Conference
Velma Chism, Ohio State Retirees president, (second from right), received the John R. Smith Award. (This article first appeared in the January-Februar...
October 23, 2015
Congressional Democrats Draw Line in the Sand over Social Security, Medicare Cuts
The November 3 deadline for raising the federal debt limit is fast approaching, bringing with it the risk of a U.S. credit default if Congress fails t...
August 17, 2015
APWU Update For CSRS, FERS, and Social Security
For Employees Covered by the National Agreement In June 2015 the CPI-W unadjusted Index (1967=100) rose to 696.431 after falling for five of the last...
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)...
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...
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 pr...