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In a Needed Step to Improve Service, Postal Management to Slow Down Consolidations
May 15, 2024
In response to union, community, and political pressure, Postmaster General (PMG) DeJoy, in a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), has agreed to pause, at least until January 2025, a number of the planned mail consolidations that are part of the “...
GSA Per Diem Rate Now Covers Daily Cost at NCED Eatery Effective March 15, 2024.
May 14, 2024
The General Services Administration Per Diem Rate of $59 Now Covers Daily Cost of Meals at National Center for Employee Development’s “3 Squares Eatery,” Effective March 15, 2024.
Miners Win Permanent Funding for Retirement Health Care
May 5, 2017
On May 4, Congress passed legislation providing for 22,600 retired coal miners, widows and dependents to have the health care they were promised by the federal government and earned through going into the mines for decades to power the country.
The...
APWU Health Plan Gains Accreditation
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Health Plan Director John Marcotte
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recognizes comprehensive Health Plan Accreditation provided by the...
Postal Reform is ‘Marked-Up’
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard
On March 16, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee “marked-up” and approved the Postal...
Older Americans Month: Age Out Loud
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor
The first Older Americans Month (OAM) was launched in 1963, aimed at celebrating the contributions and lives of...