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USPS Announces Termination of FSAFEDS Accounts for 2025 Plan Year, Provides New Enrollment Option for Affected Employees
January 17, 2025
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Postal Service notified the APWU that it is informing employees who enrolled in the FSAFEDS Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for plan year 2025 that their accounts will be terminated. FSAFEDS is no longer the FSA administrator...
Postal Workers and Allies: Stop the Slowdown!
January 17, 2025
Stop the Slowdown! The Postal Service proposed plans to decrease service standards to the detriment of our communities. Here’s why hundreds of thousands members of the public are standing up and fighting back against efforts to degrade the country’s...
And It’s Got Air
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Motor Vehicle Service Craft members who were around in the 1990s vividly remember the craft’s struggles to have our transportation vehicles...
Women's Health
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
It is important to take an active role in our health, and continue or catch up on healthy choices and preventative screenings. Because of concerns...
COVID Vaccines: Fact vs. Myth
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
COVID-19 is deadly and is continuing to quickly spread with the "Delta" variant. Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising. The APWU strongly...
How to Proceed When Considering a Merger
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
There may be various reasons why a local may want or need to contemplate a merger. Whether it is a result of decline in membership or elected...
Grief Management
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
When I attended the quarterly meeting of the Denver Metro Retiree Chapter on ZOOM, held on July 24, I was inspired to write this article about “grief...