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APWU officers, retirees rally for the Social Security Fairness Act in the Nation’s Capital
September 20, 2023
On Sept.13, 2023, APWU national officers, members, and retirees attended a rally during the National WEP/GPO Repeal Task Force Advocacy Summit on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The rally was held in support of the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R...
APWU Members Paint a Stark Picture of Toxic Workplaces
September 20, 2023
An APWU workplace survey of more than ten thousand APWU members has painted a stark picture of hostile work environments, low morale, and understaffing, overseen by poorly trained, ineffective, and disrespectful managers.
Leave My Leave Alone
September 18, 2023
You earn leave, it’s yours! Pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Articles 3,5,10,19 management must comply with the leave regulations outlined in Chapter 510 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). Far too often, managers...
2010 MVS Jobs MOU Arbitration Decision
September 18, 2023
The Motor Vehicle craft has received National level Arbitrator Brent’s ruling in case Q10C-4Q-C 4256800, interpreting the language from the MVS Jobs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In this MOU, the parties agreed to return a minimum of 600 Postal...
2023 Bulk Mail Centers (BMC) Conference, Kansas
September 18, 2023
The Bulk Mail Center (BMC) Conference convened on Monday, April 17, 2023, at the Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa in Riverside, MO. The conference was chaired by Terry B. Martinez, BMC Coordinator, and hosted by Michelle Fitzpatrick, Kansas Kaw Valley...
Surviving the USPS “Alphabet Soup” with the Help of RI-399
September 18, 2023
The number of changes and additions to the USPS dictionary of acronyms can be overwhelming, such as S&DC, RPDC, LPC, and Transfer Hubs, to name a few. This is nothing new and we have survived these types of reorganizational movements in the past...
Fighting for the Issues that Matter: Social Security Fairness, Citizen Power, and More!
September 18, 2023
Your Legislative Department continues to press forward on the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82/S. 597). The Social Security Fairness Act would repeal both the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). These...