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Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!
June 6, 2025
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration:...
House Passes Bill to Eliminate the FERS Supplemental “Bridge” Payment
May 22, 2025
The House just passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which eliminates the FERS supplemental bridge payment and funnels $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. Our fight now moves to the Senate.
e-Team Report, Feb. 6, 2015
February 6, 2015
New Bill Would Stop Mail Slowdown, Reinstate Service Standards
Recognizing the essential role mail plays in American society, some in Congress are responding to the Postal Service’s disastrous action to eliminate overnight delivery and plans to...
President’s Budget Offers a Mixed Bag for Seniors
February 6, 2015
President Obama presented his Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal on Monday, offering a mixed bag for seniors. The budget contains several changes to Medicare, including higher deductibles, new home health co-pays, and increased means testing. However...
Arbitration Advocacy Training
February 5, 2015
The Research & Education Department offers comprehensive training to APWU activists on a wide array of topics, dedicated to providing union officers and stewards with the skills they need to enforce the Collective Bargaining Agreement, motivate...
Paz Appointed Maintenance NBA
February 2, 2015
Carlos Paz has been appointed to the position of Maintenance Craft National Business Agent ‘B’ for the Southern Region, Director Steve Raymer has announced. The appointment is effective Feb. 7.
Shrinking First-Class Mail a Big Joke to Postal Service
January 29, 2015
Apparently, the reduction in first-class mail volume is hilarious to USPS management.