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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).

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).

Union Plus Scholarship Winners

September 1, 2015
  Tamara Barbakova (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Congratulations to the following APWU family members who were awarded scholarships from Union Plus.  Tamara Barbakova of...

2015 APWU Scholarship Winners

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: the E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best...

Security Breach at OPM

September 1, 2015
  Retiree Director Judy Beard (second from left) and members of the Ohio Retiree Chapter at the Alliance for Retired Americans Legislative Conference on July 7. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal...

Security Breach at OPM

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) faces inquiries, criticism and lawsuits regarding its recent data breaches, the APWU remains...

More on ‘Self Plus One’

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Self Plus One is a new enrollment type that will be offered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program beginning in 2016. Self...

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