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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).

2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).

NARFE Convention Attendees Say ‘No’ to Staples

September 1, 2016
Hundreds of attendees of NARFE’s (National Association for Retired Federal Employees) national convention signed Stop Staples postcards. Activists had a “Don’t Buy Staples” booth during the convention held in Reno, NV, from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. 

2016: An Extremely Active Year

September 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sisters and brothers, 2016 has been an extremely active year for the apwu and our members. We received our long-awaited arbitrated Collective...

Get Energized to Vote in November!

September 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The election this November is about much more than who will occupy the Oval Office. When we cast our ballots on Nov. 8, from president on down...

Applications for Holiday Temp Jobs Due Sept. 11

September 1, 2016
Time is running short for APWU retirees who are interested in applying for temporary positions as Holiday Clerk Assistants: Applications are due Sept. 11. The Peak Season Exception Periods memo signed by President Mark Dimondstein and the USPS Vice...

New Contractual Agreements in the MVS Craft

September 1, 2016
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After extensive negotiations and interest arbitration, the motor Vehicle Division was successful in amending key sections of Article 39 of the...

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