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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).
Closing the Gender Pay Gap
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Research & Education Department Director Joyce B. Robinson
Because women earn less than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay...
New Law Streamlines Claims and Appeals
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Last month, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 finally went into effect after having been signed into law on Aug. 23,...
Anti-Privatization Resolutions Re-Introduced in Congress
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard
House representatives in the 116th Congress wasted no time displaying their opposition...
Stay Strong Going Into Arbitration
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Organization Director Anna Smith
With contract negotiations going into interest arbitration, staying united and strong is essential at every level...
Labor News
April 2, 2019