USPS Seeks Legislation To Allow Layoffs, End Federal Benefits
APWU President Cliff Guffey has condemned Postal Service legislative proposals that would permit the USPS to layoff 120,000 employees and remove postal workers from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and from federal retirement programs.
National Organizing Week: July 18-22
The APWU has designated July 18-22 National Organizing Week as part of a campaign to sign up new union members.
ALSO: In addition to the organizing drive, the APWU is launching a campaign to win support for legislation that would address the Postal...
Postal Jobs, Pay, Benefits Threatened by Congress
The Postal Service is in danger of financial collapse, and could close its doors as early as July 2012.
A Reckless Attack On Postal Services, Postal Employees
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the powerful chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has introduced a bill, H.R. 2309, that is “a reckless assault on postal workers and the Postal Service,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey.
‘We Will Take Every Step Necessary To Ensure Retirement Benefits Are Protected’
The American Postal Workers Union is working fervently to make certain that the Postal Service's decision to suspend employer contributions to FERS does not negatively affect the nation’s postal employees, President Cliff Guffey said on June 22.