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The Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, Passes the House of Representatives
November 13, 2024
On the evening of November 12, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 327 - 75. This bill seeks to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension...
HAPPENING TODAY: House of Representatives Expected to Vote on the Social Security Fairness Act
November 12, 2024
The House is expected to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act Tuesday evening. We are asking every APWU member to call today, Tuesday, November 12 and demand our representatives vote YES on HR 82.
Rewriting the Rules of the Rigged Economy
July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
The average U.S. family paid $2,050 to bail out Wall Street after the economy crashed in 2008 and lost nearly $5,800 in income due to reduced economic...
Verizon Strikers Win Major Victories
July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
Walking the picket line in Washington, D.C.
With their heads held high, more than 40,000 Verizon workers from Maine to Virginia returned to work in June,...
AGA Brings Postal Issues to the Public
July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
John Seibel, an elections expert and president of True Ballot, testifies at the Baltimore Field Hearing.
One concrete way that A Grand Alliance to Save Our...
Union Challenges New CDL Rules
July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
The APWU is challenging recent management changes to physical testing and licensing procedures for Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs) on a number of...
Mid-Year Refresher: Updates, Reminders
July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
APWU officers and members have been very busy for the past year-and-a-half working for a fair contract, but we have continued pursuing other activities,...