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USPS Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Report Highlights Need for Adaptation, Expanded Services
January 16, 2025
Volume Down, Revenue Up. The financial results of the Postal Service for the 2024 fiscal year have been announced, and the results may surprise you. While USPS remains a trusted public service, it must continue to adapt to changes in the mail mix to...
Preparing for Retirement
January 15, 2025
Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor urges postal workers, whether you’re 5, 10, or 30 years from retirement, to prepare by attending retirement planning seminars hosted by the APWU Retirees Department and staying abreast of relevant legislation.
Legislative Priorities and the Fight Ahead!
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Service Standards/Appropriations
Returning USPS to its 2012 Service Standards remains a top priority of the APWU. In the 117th Congress, both the...
Don't Stop Building Union Power!
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As I write this article, we have just hit the target of recruiting 5,000 new members for our Building Union Power organizing drive. I want to thank...
Bonding and Tax Issues for Local Unions
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Effective July 1, 2022, local affiliates have a new three (3) year term of bond coverage, which will expire June 30, 2025. National APWU provides...
What Is There To Hide?
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In May 2022, the USPS Atlantic and Southern Area notified the Regional Union Leadership and the Management Associations that Postal Service HQ was...
Moral March Unites Labor & Civil Rights Movements
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 18th, just before the Juneteenth holiday, The Poor People’s Campaign held the “Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral...