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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.
Starkest Threat to Veterans' Benefits Is Project 2025, Another Trump Administration
October 23, 2024
More than 30,000 APWU members are Veterans, and many more have Veterans in their families or among their close friends. With Election Day drawing near, it’s important for APWU members to understand that Veterans’ issues are on the ballot once again...
Supreme Court Shake Up
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The changing composition of the U.S. Supreme Court will have a broad impact on postal workers and the labor movement as a whole.
Postal Banking: The Antidote to Abusive Lending
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
One of the big topics in this year’s presidential election is the influence of Wall Street on our economy – from too much power in the hands of the big...
A Criminal Gets Off Easy
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
You may have heard recently of the conviction of a criminal named Don Blankenship. He was sentenced to one year in prison.
I am one who believes our...
Contract Arbitration Gets Underway
May 1, 2016
Mark Barrett, Heather Stewart and Georgena Walker.
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Interest arbitration hearings for our new contract got underway in February and continued in March...
EAP Offers New Web-Based Therapy
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CCBT) is the newest addition to the bank of confidential Employees Assistance Program (EAP) services that are...