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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act
September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).
2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).
Not Surprising - USPS 2012 Cuts Do Not Create Projected Savings
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Oct. 15 report proves what postal workers have been shouting for years – cuts to mail processing and...
Are We Going to Let the Big Corporations Privatize Us?
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Vice President Debby Szeredy
Let’s talk about the facts. Here I am, a union postal worker. What will happen if I don’t step up and help...
Majority of Senate Members Oppose Postal Privatization
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In Dec. 2018, Senate Resolution 633 (S. Res. 633) achieved a majority of co-sponsors. This resolution expressed the need to keep the United...
Task Force: No Fire Sale, But Privatization Threat Looms
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The long-awaited report of President Trump’s Task Force on the future of the Postal Service was released Dec. 4, months after its original...
The Ostrich Syndrome
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By President Mark Dimondstein
“Bury your head in the sand” is a common saying based on the myth that when an ostrich senses danger, it buries...