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Better Staffing, Better Service
August 2, 2024
A Grassroots Campaign to Improve Our Public Postal Service
An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act
July 31, 2024
The APWU has never stopped fighting to pass the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82, S. 597).
Latest News Articles on Coronavirus for APWU Members
USPS announces end of COVID-19 protocols
Effective May 12, 2023, the Postal Service has discontinued all Covid-19 specific protocols, including all memoranda of understanding, policies, and work practice restrictions and requirements. ... Read More
Department of Labor Announces New FECA Procedures for COVID-19 Cases
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) expired on January 27. The APWU has opposed the expiration of those provisions of the act that protected federal workers who contracted COVID-19 (COVID).... Read More
COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot Extended
On July 27, 2022, the APWU and USPS agreed to once again extend the COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot MOU in 23 sites throughout the country. The MOU continues work performed in PSAs and Annexes... Read More
Taking on Challenges Together
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
COVID-19 Continues
Brothers and Sisters, I hope and pray you and your families are healthy and... Read More
COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Standard
In September, President Biden issued a directive to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all employers with 100+ employees... Read More
Vaccination Mandates by President Biden
Until this emergency rule is developed, the APWU will not know if it applies to Postal Service employees. Once the emergency rule is released it will be reviewed and discussed with our attorneys and... Read More
OSHA Releases New COVID-19 Guidance to Protect Workers
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On August 13, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new guidance to... Read More
COVID Vaccines: Fact vs. Myth
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
COVID-19 is deadly and is continuing to quickly spread with the "Delta" variant. Cases,... Read More
VA Issues New Rules Regarding Mandatory Vaccination
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became the first Federal Agency to require... Read More
Virtual Bargaining During a Pandemic
November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The year 2020 has been a trying year for the Support Services Division. The pandemic has changed the way we do business. This is especially true...
Detroit District Area Local Issues Proclamation to Stand for Democracy
November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Below is a reprint of a proclamation by the Detroit District Area Local published in October. The Baltimore Francis ‘Stu’ Filbey Area Local and...
We Were Built for Times Like This
November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to the postal heroes who are working on the front lines daily, continuing to provide much-...
At ODDS with USPS on DOT Changes
November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The APWU disagrees with the USPS on recent changes to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) physicals, and...
Delivering Democracy: Election Mail Committees are a Major Success
November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
During the 2020 General Election cycle, the APWU joined a Postal Service national level task force to help guarantee that election mail was...