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Your Work During the Election Matters: A Message to Every Postal Worker

November 4, 2024
Dear Union Family, as we approach Election Day, I want to take a moment to remind you that if you have not voted, to please take time to do so before the polls close tomorrow. I also want to acknowledge the incredible dedication and effort each of...

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.

Postal Workers Are Essential Workers

March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Moving forward into 2021, we can be amazed and be proud of how we persevered and managed to get through the past year of COVID-19 battered but unbowed...

COVID-19 Spotlights the Need to Continue the Fight for Safety and Health

March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Every year on April 28, workers come together for Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have died, been injured, or contracted an occupational...

Who Conducts Function Four Reviews (or Scams) in the Middle of a Pandemic?

March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Service intends to conduct 607 Level 3 Function 4 reviews and 8,772 modified Level 2 Function 4 reviews in offices across the country....

Custodial Team Cleaning Failed the COVID Test

March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the March-April 2019 issue, we raised the alarm that the Custodial Team Cleaning Program (CTC), along with its chemicals, was doomed to fail. We...

House Passes the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

March 1, 2021
On February 27th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1319, the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.” This bill promises to help stabilize communities across the country and provide emergency assistance to the working class. If passed in the...

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