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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act
July 31, 2024
The APWU has never stopped fighting to pass the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82, S. 597).
Preventing Hearing Loss at Work and Home
July 31, 2024
Hearing protection is especially important for APWU members given the diverse and noisy work environments we encounter. The Industrial Relations Department is committed to ensuring that we keep you informed about hearing hazards and the precautions...
IT-AS Members Ratify New Contract
August 12, 2014
APWU members in the IT-Accounting Services Centers (AS) ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement by a vote of 592 to 38 in voting that ended Aug. 7, Support Services Director Steve Brooks has announced.
The new agreement, which covers...
Don’t Buy School Supplies at Staples
August 11, 2014
As the back-to-school season moves into high gear, the APWU is ramping up its ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign, with online ads directed at educators and parents.
The ads ask them to buy school supplies elsewhere. The APWU has also developed a flyer for...
It’s Making Money from Operations
August 11, 2014
USPS management is doing its best to keep the good news quiet, but facts are facts.
According to reports released by the USPS on Aug. 11, as of June 30, three-quarters of the way through Fiscal Year 2014:
Operating income was up by about $1 billion...
Ask Senators: Stop Service Cuts and Plant Closures
August 11, 2014
The work of APWU members and supporters across the country is paying off: Fifty senators have agreed to co-sign a letter to the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee urging them to stop devastating cuts to America’s postal network.
To...
Maintenance Wins Significant Award
August 7, 2014
The APWU won an important arbitration award on August 06, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service may not detail a maintenance craft employee to perform higher level work in a different occupational group to avoid paying overtime to...