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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).
Stop Staples Campaign Joined by Allies in San Francisco
September 26, 2016
Members of the Stop Staples campaign protested in front of a store on Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco – the location of the campaign’s first protest – on Sept. 23. They were joined by members of the American Federation of Teachers and the Living Wage...
Life Insurance Open Season Ends Sept. 30
September 23, 2016
Time is running out for the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI)’s Open Season, which ends Sept. 30. This is the first FEGLI Open Season since 2004.
Until the end of the month, postal and federal employees who are eligible for...
APWU Installation of Officers
September 21, 2016
APWU members and guests are invited to attend the Installation of National Officers Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20009, (202) 483-3000. The ceremonial affair will feature the...
APWU Joins Boycott of Nabisco Products
September 15, 2016
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
The APWU is urging union members to join a boycott of Mexican-made Nabisco products launched by the Bakery, Confectioners, Tobacco Workers and...
Report: TPP Will Challenge Public Postal Services
September 15, 2016
APWU delegates protest the TPP at the 2016 National Convention
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal being negotiated behind closed...