Search for Articles

E.g., 11/04/2024
E.g., 11/04/2024

Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes

October 30, 2024
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.

Starkest Threat to Veterans' Benefits Is Project 2025, Another Trump Administration

October 23, 2024
More than 30,000 APWU members are Veterans, and many more have Veterans in their families or among their close friends. With Election Day drawing near, it’s important for APWU members to understand that Veterans’ issues are on the ballot once again...

Get Ready for Workers Memorial Day

April 5, 2019
  Each year on April 28 we observe Workers Memorial Day. It’s a day when working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and recommit to the struggle for a safe workplace. This year we are standing united...

Join Us on April 15 for the APWU’s Tax Day of Action!

April 3, 2019
On Apr. 15, postal workers are letting the public know that the Postal Service operates with NO tax dollars. Contact your local or state officers to find out how you can participate! If there isn’t a Tax Day event in your area, do a digital action...

Taking on Rising Health Care Costs

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Health Plan Director John Marcotte As I have previously reported, and as all of us unionists see in our paychecks, the cost of health care is ...

A Woman For All Seasons

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor Dedicated APWU unionist Eleanor G. Bailey passed away on December 12, 2018 at the age of 87. Over the...

New Directions for EAP

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Human Relations Director Sue Carney On Dec. 27, the United States Postal Service awarded a contract to New Directions Behavioral Health to provide...

Pages