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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.
Contract Mediation Gets Underway
June 10, 2015
Representatives of the APWU and USPS held an introductory meeting with officials of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) on June 9 to begin mediation on a new collective bargaining agreement.
APWU President Mark Dimondstein,...
Postal Unions Ask President To Designate July 26 ‘Postal Heritage Day’
June 9, 2015
The four postal unions have asked the White House to issue a Presidential Proclamation designating July 26, the agency’s 240th birthday, “Postal Heritage Day.”
The Postal Service was established on July 26, 1775, when an act of the Second...
Postal Retirees May be Affected by OPM Data Breach
June 8, 2015
Postal retirees may be among those affected by a breach in the computer system of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirees Department Director Judy Beard reports. OPM announced June 4 that the records of 4 million current and former...
Medicare Turns 50: A Special New Website Marks a Half-Century of Health Care for Seniors
June 5, 2015
The Alliance is pleased to launch www.medicare50th.org. Click on the link to read the personal stories of what Medicare has meant to several Alliance members personally since its inception, and how much it has changed their lives. As we approach the...
Custodial Implementation Schedule
June 5, 2015
An update to the custodial implementation schedule has been posted. The APWU and USPS settled Custodial Staffing MS‐47 TL‐5 on July 9, 2014. One of the requirements is a staged gradual implementation. See below for the staged implementation of MS‐47...