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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...

USPS Unable to Justify Outsourcing, GAO Finds

July 29, 2008
The Postal Service is unable to demonstrate that it saves money by outsourcing, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, because it has no comprehensive mechanism to measure savings. “Without cost-savings data, postal...

APWU Testimony Assails Latest ‘USPS Network Plan’

July 28, 2008
APWU Legislative Director Myke Reid The Postal Service’s strategy for “network realignment” is based on a faulty premise, APWU Legislative Director Myke Reid told lawmakers July 24. The stated objective of the USPS Network Plan is to promote...

Burrus Addresses Letter Carriers Convention

July 24, 2008
In a historic moment for the two major postal unions, APWU President William Burrus delivered a speech at the biennial convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers.  It was the first time that the top leader of either union had spoken...

APWU Sues Bush Over Failure To Appoint USPS Advisory Council

July 17, 2008
The APWU filed suit against President George W. Bush and Postmaster General John E. Potter in District Court July 16 over their failure to appoint a Postal Service Advisory Council, as required by federal law. “The Postal Service is required to ‘...

Obama Thanks APWU for Endorsement

July 17, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama has formally thanked the APWU for its support during the presidential primary season and for its endorsement of his candidacy. “I am proud to stand with APWU in our joint efforts to build an America that values the labor of every...

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