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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
Poor People’s Campaign Holds Virtual June 20 Rally
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 20 and 21, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival held threehour virtual rallies, demanding legislation and policies...
Postal Service Ranked as Most Essential Company During COVID-19 Pandemic
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 12, the Harris Poll released “The Harris Poll Essential 100,” a report that ranked companies based on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Our Government Should Be “For the People”
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people” are the words Abraham Lincoln spoke in his famous Gettysburg Address. Those words describe...
President Dimondstein Testifies Before Congress About Vote By Mail
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 11, President Dimondstein testified before a congressional hearing of the Committee on House Administration on Voting Rights and Election...
Conducting Union Business During COVID-19
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As we navigate working through the various circumstances COVID-19 has placed upon all of us, finding and utilizing acceptable resources that will...