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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).

Large Mailers Are Privatizing the Postal Service

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors  Millions of Americans utilize USPS on a daily basis, yet the public desire for a Postal Service that serves the common...

APWU Prepares for 2018 Contract Negotiations

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   The APWU is gearing up for upcoming negotiations to secure a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the United States Postal Service....

2018 Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein   Happy New Year! 2018 will be extremely challenging and busy as the fight continues to protect our jobs from the...

Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike Anniversary

January 1, 2018
March 29, 1968 protest Photo by Richard Copley (This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   This spring marks 50 years since sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike, Dr. Martin Luther...

APWU Communications Dept. Wins ILCA Awards

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  President Mark Dimondstein was awarded third place for the International Labor Communication Association's (ILCA) Saul Miller Writing Award for...

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