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Let's Get to The Truth: Myths and Facts about Postal Privatization
April 22, 2025
Let's Get to The Truth: Myths and Facts about Postal Privatization
Recommit to Community This Earth Day
April 22, 2025
Recommit to community this Earth Day by participating in local union efforts.
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
You Have a Right to a Safe Workplace
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of the The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman
Your safety at work is a priority to the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). We want you to come...
Washington Post Gets It Wrong
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
In a Feb. 13, 2017 opinion piece, “The Postal Service needs more than a Band-Aid,” The Washington Post editorial board issued a troubling public stance...
The Market for International Remittances is Hot
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The market for international remittances – sending money abroad – is rapidly expanding. Between 2010 and 2014, money transfers worldwide increased...
Yes Virginia, Unions Have to File Taxes, Too
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
April was tax time for citizens, but unions have a tax time too. All unions, which are tax-exempt organizations, are...
Be Part of Our Democracy – Support ‘Vote by Mail’
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy
Voter registration in our country is in a sorry state. in the 2016 general election, not all eligible voters...