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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).
Honoring Women's History
March 8, 2018
On March 7, 2018, The APWU National Executive Board adopted a proclamation to honor the women of the APWU throughout March, in celebration of Women's History Month.
Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed
March 7, 2018
With contract negotiations set to begin early summer, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the APWU Constitution, each member of the...
Florida Postal Workers Protest Staffing Shortages
March 2, 2018
On Monday, Feb. 19, members of the Florida Keys Area Local held an informational picket in front of the main post office in Key West, shining a light on the severe slashes to staffing and service that are causing mail delays and hazardous working...
Bill Lucy Presented with Alston/Jones International Civil and Human Rights Award
March 1, 2018
(L-R) International Civil Rights Center and Museum founders Melvin “Skip” Alston and Earl F. Jones, Secretary-Treasurer Powell, Honoree William ‘Bill’ Lucy, and President Mark Dimondstein presenting the Alston/Jones International Civil and Human...
USPS Rated Top Government Agency Once Again by Gallup Poll
March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Americans like their public Postal Service – and results from a country-wide poll prove it. In fact, the Postal Service is even more popular now than...