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2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).

'Stay In Your Lane, APWU'?

August 27, 2024
Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains the importance of union involvement beyond the workroom floor  including economic, political, and social justice as outlined in our National Constitution & Bylaws.

Are You Ready to Save Our Postal Service Again?

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Read the Postal Service’s 10-Year Plan, and read between the lines. The truth is, this plan will destroy our service by cutting retail hours, including...

Labor Community Condemns Rise in Anti-Asian Racism and Violence

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has experienced increasing incidents of Anti-Asian rhetoric, violence and racism. After the horrifying murders...

Labor Community Condemns Rise in Anti-Asian Racism and Violence

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has experienced increasing incidents of Anti-Asian rhetoric, violence and racism. After the horrifying murders...

Essential Workers and Postal Déjà Vu

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) You have always been ‘essential’ to America; the pandemic only proved it. Your work affects everyone in the USA and impacts the economy. Why then do...

How to Challenge Your eWHEP Staffing Package

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Editor’s Note: The following column includes language from the Article 12 Impact Guide. The full guide is available on the Maintenance Division page on...

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