Medicare and You
January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Medicare is health insurance for people 65 and older, people under 65 with certain disabilities, and people of any age with End-Stage Renal...
What's Up Doc?
January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Postal employees who are injured on the job have the right to select their treating physician. Under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (...
Dealing with Difficult People
January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As postal employees, we are required to interact with co-workers, customers, supervisors and managers. We sometimes feel overwhelmed. To avoid...
Blue Water, Public Law 116-23 in Effect
January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Blue Water Navy (BWN) Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, signed into law on June 25, 2019 went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The law presumes...
Is There a Union Meeting — Who cares?
January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Far too many local unions are not able to secure a quorum in order to carry out the functions of their membership meetings and fully represent...