e-Team Report, April 18, 2012

Emergency-Take Action!

APWU e-Team member,

Call both of your Senators Thursday, April 19 and ask them to please support Senator Akaka’s Amendment 2034 to S. 1789, the postal reform bill currently being considered by the Senate.

Senator Akaka’s amendment would prevent unfair and substantial cuts to government-wide Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) insurance benefits provided to injured federal workers. The current language of S. 1789 would reduce benefit levels by 25% for workers who are over the eligible retirement age, eliminate the augmented benefit for injured workers with children and other dependents, and with exceptions, these changes would apply retroactively to those individuals already injured while on duty. Senator Akaka’s amendment would replace the benefit cuts with the language of the FECA reform bill, H.R. 2465, which already has been passed by the House. This language provides common sense reforms that accomplish cost savings for taxpayers and improve fairness toward disabled workers who suffered serious injuries while simply doing their job. 

Postal reform is currently being both debated and amended on the floor of the Senate and Action is urgently needed. Make sure your voice has been heard by both of your Senators. MAKE THE CALL!

Please call both of your senators’ offices today. You can reach them via the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.