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Sixth COLA Increase Announced

August 14, 2024
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bar­gaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 27, 2024.

Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024

August 13, 2024
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024

PRC Blasts USPS Retail Closure Plan

December 30, 2011
Postal Service plans to close a many as 3,600 retail facilities is based on questionable data, Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) recently concluded.

Funding Bill Postpones Pre-Funding Due Date

December 20, 2011
The government funding bill Congress approved over the weekend included a reprieve for the Postal Service: It delays until August the due date for the USPS to make a $5.5 billion payment to pre-fund healthcare benefits for future retirees.

Sen. Akaka, Rep. DeFazio Introduce Postal Bills

December 20, 2011
Several bills were introduced in Congress this month that would help resolve the Postal Service’s financial crisis and improve service to the American people, APWU Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid reports.

e-Team Report, Dec. 17, 2011

December 17, 2011
Postal Service to Temporarily Put a Freeze to Closures House Republicans Attack Federal Retirement Benefits Congressman DeFazio Introduces Legislation to Solve the Postal Service Financial Crisis By the Numbers – USPS

House Republicans Attack Postal and Federal Retirement Benefits

December 14, 2011
The House of Representatives voted 243-193 on Dec. 13 to pass the so-called “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011,” which would cut take-home pay for postal and federal workers by increasing their contributions to the Civil Service...

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