New Congress and Presidential Administration Offer Positive Landscape for Legislative Progress
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As this issue reaches mailboxes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as President and Vice President, and the 117th Congress will have...
Turning Our Attention to the 117th Congress
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
APWU members have so much to be proud of right now. With the fate of USPS and our union jobs hanging in the balance, we gave the Georgia runoff...
APWU Members Crucial in Securing Major Step Forward on Postal Service’s COVID-19 Relief
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On December 27, 2020, after months of political gridlock, President Trump signed another sweeping COVID-19 relief bill into law, which included...
In the face of an attempted Coup, Congress Certifies Presidential Election Results.
On January 6th and 7th, members of Congress carried out their Constitutional responsibility and certified the state-by-state election results of the 2020 presidential election. The path has now been cleared for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice...
Message from Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard
We have entered the new year and, with it, a flurry of Congressional activity.
Following the passage of H.R. 113, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act on December 27th (which included funding for the Postal Service),...