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'Stay In Your Lane, APWU'?

August 27, 2024
Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains the importance of union involvement beyond the workroom floor  including economic, political, and social justice as outlined in our National Constitution & Bylaws.

Time is Running Out!

August 27, 2024
Enrollment Period (SEP), which waives the late-fee penalty for current Medicare Part A USPS annuitants to also enroll in Medicare Part B. The deadline to apply during the SEP is September 30, 2024.

Vote Delayed on Bill To Undermine Pay and Benefits

August 10, 2009
The Senate adjourned for its August recess without voting on a bill that would be devastating for postal workers.

Give-and-Take On the Coburn Amendment

August 6, 2009
In a question-and-answer session following testimony on Aug. 6 before a Senate subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus and NALC President Fredric Rolando were asked why postal unions object to the amendment to S. 1507 that was offered by Sen....

Acts of Surrender, With the Battle’s Outcome in Doubt

July 31, 2009
Closing stations and branches and reducing mail delivery to five days per week “will unquestionably have a negative effect on the postal monopoly,” APWU President William Burrus told a House subcommittee at a hearing July 30. Such actions “will...

Union Calls for Campaign to Defeat Anti-Postal Worker Senate Bill

July 31, 2009
APWU President William Burrus has called on locals and state organizations to organize opposition to a Senate bill that contains a provision that would be catastrophic for postal workers. ALSO: Burrus: USPS Initiatives Are Acts of Surrender. Closing...

Burrus: Postal Decision-Makers Are Off the Mark

July 30, 2009
Saying that he has long been “skeptical” about whether the increased use of electronic communication is to blame for the Postal Service’s economic woes, APWU President William Burrus told lawmakers July 30 that “It is imperative that postal decision...

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