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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).
Locals Celebrate Postal Heritage Day
September 1, 2015
A birthday cake from the festival
in Berkeley, CA
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
A number of locals joined with others to celebrate the Postal Service’s 240th birthday on...
More Than Double the Goal
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The Dallas Area Local sponsored a COPA drive with the goal of raising $5,000 for the union’s Committee on Political Action – well over the...
Walmart: Stop Fraud, Abuse in Charter Schools
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Recently, there have been many headlines about waste, fraud, and abuse at charter schools across the country. School districts lack the...
OSHA Slams Postal Service with Five Citations, $16,000 in Fines
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
After an onsite inspection, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) slammed the Postal Service with five citations for violating...
Postal Service Fails to Meet Safety Goals
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
According to an analysis by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the Postal Service failed to meet its own safety goals in Fiscal Year 2014...