Union Negotiates New Health Benefit for PSEs
Postal Support Employees (PSEs) will soon be able to sign up for health insurance during their first year of employment, President Mark Dimondstein has announced. Currently, PSEs can enroll only after they complete their first 360-day appointment.
Flooded Louisiana Residents May Qualify for Disaster Relief Grant
APWU members who live in one of the 26 Louisiana parishes affected by flooding may be eligible for disaster relief grants.
FEMA has declared the situation in Louisiana a major disaster, and is offering “Individual Assistance.” Click here to find out...
2016 APWU Scholarship Deadline Extended
The deadline for the submission of applications for the E.C. Hallbeck academic scholarship ($8,000 over a four-year period) and vocational scholarship ($3,000 over a three-year period) has been extended to April 15, 2016, APWU Secretary-Treasurer...
Union Files Dispute Over MVS Pay Irregularities
The APWU filed a national-level dispute on Feb. 24, protesting pay anomalies that occur when Motor Vehicle Service Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) are converted to career positions.
Retirees Educational Conference
Velma Chism, Ohio State Retirees president, (second
from right), received the John R. Smith Award.
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Over 200 retirees attended the National...