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President Mark Dimondstein Updates Members on APWU Contract Negotiations

September 10, 2024
Greetings APWU Family, With our main Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring on September 20th, I wanted to give you a status report.

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).

Is a Generic Available?

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) If you’ve needed a prescription filled recently, there’s a good chance a generic is available. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...

Social Security, IRS, DEA, OPM are not calling you!

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) These are Scams – Fraud Calls. When you receive a “cold call” from one of these federal agencies, it is a fraud call. A “cold call” is an unsolicited...

Standing Strong Together in the Past and in the Future

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Sisters and Brothers, if there was ever a time to stand together as APWU members, that time is now. Government proposals are clearly and consciously...

H.R. 2382 Passes the House!

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Last month, the USPS Fairness Act passed the House of Representatives. This was the critical first step in repealing the pre-funding mandate that has...

Former APWU National Officers Pass Away

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) John R. Smith John R. Smith (known by most as “JR”), former Retirees Department Director, passed away Jan. 11, at the age of 91. Brother Smith was the...

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