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This is a 'Code Red Alert' to APWU Veterans

January 21, 2025
In the last Home Front article, we warned veterans about “Project 2025” and how a second Trump term would destroy the VA, and VA healthcare benefits. Unfortunately for our APWU veteran family, his Project 2025 plan to destroy VA healthcare could...

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...

Selection from the In-Service Register

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Maintenance Craft Directors  We have noticed an uptick in the use of maintenance craft in-service registers. This makes it a good time to point...

MVO/TTO Qualification Standards Settlement

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  The APWU and the Postal Service finalized a settlement on May 9, 2017 resolving national case A19V20021,...

Building Our Future – A Challenge, A Priority

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Northeast Regional Coordinator John Dirzius As a proud member of the American Postal Workers Union since its birth in 1971, I have witnessed first-...

A Significant Step Forward for Remedies

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors  The APWU took a significant step forward in holding the Postal Service accountable for violations of the Collective...

Know Your Weingarten Rights

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman What does a grocery store chain started in Texas in 1901 have to do with you? That chain of grocery...

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