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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).

Management Has to Make Sense

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Southern Region Coordinator Kennith Beasley  Whatever we do in life, we must make sense in our interactions and conversations with each other –...

Voters Support Holding Wall Street Accountable

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   U.S. voters strongly support holding Wall Street accountable, according to a 2017 poll by Americans for Financial Reform (AFR). Majorities of...

Americans Still Rate the Postal Service Best, Why the Calls for Privatization?

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)    Once again, the U.S. Postal Service has been rated most well-liked federal agency by the American public. A recent Gallup poll asked Americans to...

Here We Go Again!

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  To quote the famous New York Yankee legend Yogi Berra, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” As we prepare for the...

Our Week in Norman, Oklahoma

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Maintenance Craft Directors  During the week of Nov. 27 - Dec. 4, 2017 your Maintenance Craft headquarters officers traveled to Norman, OK for...

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