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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).

What's to Come in Interest Arbitration

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman  Our efforts to reach a new contract are now entering the next phases of mediation and interest...

Advocating for Postal Banking in the U.S. and Canada

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As was previously reported in the American Postal Worker, the Canadian government forced striking Canadian Union of Postal Workers back to work at...

Secretary-Treasurer Powell Honored with World Peace Prize for Labor Leadership

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  On Feb. 5, Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell was honored by the World Peace Prize Awarding Council (WPPAC) as a “Roving Ambassador for Peace...

What are the Requirements to Remain as a Chartered Local?

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell Under the provisions of Article 16.4 of the APWU Constitution, the Secretary-Treasurer’s Department must notify...

Power in the Mail and with the Vote

April 1, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Vice President Debby Szeredy Power is in the vote. We need each and every one of our postal workers to register to vote in every state, city and...

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