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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...
Here We Go Again
May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The National Agreement expires in September of this year and contract negotiations with the Postal Service will open in June. The APWU has been preparing...
Looking Back on 50 Years of the APWU with Former Secretary-Treasurer Doug Holbrook
May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Editor’s Note: For the APWU’s 50th anniversary celebration, we spoke with former Secretary-Treasurer Doug Holbrook on the Great Postal Strike, the merger...
Happy Anniversary APWU: 50 Years of Struggle and Progress
May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, turns 50 years old on July 1, 2021! We were created after the 1970 Great Postal Strike from a merger of five...
EReassign - The Misconceptions
May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
There still are misconceptions with the eReassign process in the field. The Clerk Craft MOU on filling residuals misleads employees to believe that they...
Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed
May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
With national contract negotiations set to begin in June, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank...