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Your Work During the Election Matters: A Message to Every Postal Worker
November 4, 2024
Dear Union Family, as we approach Election Day, I want to take a moment to remind you that if you have not voted, to please take time to do so before the polls close tomorrow. I also want to acknowledge the incredible dedication and effort each of...
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.
Union to Hold ‘Round Robin’ Contract Conferences
February 21, 2007
The national APWU will host a series of discussions about the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement with local and state officers in locations around the country, union President William Burrus has announced.
“These meetings present an important...
Raises Implemented Feb. 3
February 20, 2007
The union has been informed that new pay rates for APWU-represented employees were implemented in Pay Period 04-2007 and will appear in checks dated Feb. 23. The new implementation date was two pay periods ahead of the date initially promised by the...
‘Employee Free Choice Act’ Events Set for Feb. 19-23
February 16, 2007
More than 130 members of Congress will join workers, union leaders, and community activists at press conferences and other events in cities across the country Feb. 19-23 to demonstrate support for the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. The bipartisan...
USPS Abandons Nine More AMP Studies
February 12, 2007
The Postal Service has notified the APWU that it has cancelled nine more Area Mail Processing studies.
In a statement on Feb. 9, the Postal Service told the APWU that “it has been determined that there are currently no significant opportunities to...
Labor Board Files Complaint Against DHL
February 12, 2007
A DHL director of labor relations, the NLRB complaint says, “implied that it would be futile for employees to select the union as their bargaining representative by telling employees there is only so much money for labor costs, and for them to gain...