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Budgeting for the New Year!
January 13, 2025
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell shares important dates for trainings this year. Two of note are the APWU Scholarship deadline and APWU Disaster/Hardship Fund.
Stand Up and Fight Back to Save Our Service Standards
January 13, 2025
Contact your elected officials, ask organizations to take actions to save the prompt delivery of our First-Class Mail service.” - Vice President Debby Szeredy informs members of planned postal consolidations and urges members to stand up and fight...
APWU to PRC: ‘Burden of Proof’ Is on Those Pushing for Change
July 11, 2008
Because universal postal service is still extremely important to the fabric of American life, APWU President William Burrus said in a public hearing July 10, those who seek changes in the postal network or monopoly should provide unassailable...
APWU Meets with USPS, Seeks Bargaining Over Early-Outs
July 9, 2008
APWU President William Burrus met with postal officials July 8 regarding USPS plans to offer early-retirement opportunities to 40,000 employees. “I conveyed our strongly-held belief that the Postal Service is required to bargain with the union over...
Management Issues Draft 'Request for Proposals' To Subcontract Some Work at Bulk Mail Centers
July 9, 2008
The Postal Service has posted a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for a “Time-Definite Surface Network,” seeking comments from private companies that are interested in subcontracting work currently done at Bulk Mail Centers. The draft RFP is the...
Universal Service Still of Critical Importance
July 9, 2008
The APWU has filed written testimony with the Postal Regulatory Commission emphasizing that universal postal service is still extremely important to a significant number of citizens.
The union urged the PRC to “view the questions of access to the...
APWU, USPS to Meet July 8 Over Possible 'Early Out' Offer
July 7, 2008
APWU President William Burrus will meet with USPS officials on Tuesday, July 8, to address the union’s demand for bargaining over possible management plans to offer Voluntary Early Retirement to APWU-represented employees. The union learned...