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Your Work During the Election Matters: A Message to Every Postal Worker

November 4, 2024
I want to acknowledge the incredible dedication and effort each of you has put into ensuring every mail-in ballot is delivered on time. The hard work of postal workers helps ensure every voice is heard and every vote is counted. Once again, we’ve...

Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes

October 30, 2024
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.

Breen Chosen to Replace McLennan as Clerk NBA

January 19, 2010
Tim Breen, a member of the Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local, has been appointed to serve as Clerk Division National Business Agent “C” for the Cincinnati Region, filling the position vacated by the death of Shirley McLennan. He will serve the...

National Healthcare Day of Action

January 13, 2010
It’s now or never for healthcare reform, and the unions of the AFL-CIO are urging their members to participate in a National Healthcare Day of Action. “I encourage every APWU member to call their senators and congressmen and ask them to adopt a...

USPS Medical Units Phase-Out Begins

January 12, 2010
In the first stage of a process that will affect approximately 130 APWU-represented nurses, most of the 51 Postal Service clinical-care medical units were set to shut down Jan. 11, with the rest scheduled for closure by March 9.

OSHA Standards

January 1, 2010
Safety standards published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require employers to provide appropriate electrical protective equipment to employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards, and dictate...

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