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17,000 AT&T Workers Strike Across Southeastern US
August 23, 2024
More than 17,000 AT&T workers across nine southeastern states walked off their jobs on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. The workers, represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA), filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against AT&T...
Statement from APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Postal Service’s Proposal to Further Slow Mail Processing and Delivery
August 23, 2024
The American Postal Workers Union is deeply concerned regarding the August 22nd announcement from postal management, with the support of the Postal Board of Governors, that they are once again planning to slow down much of the country’s mail.
The...
Retirement Benefit Questions
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
What will happen to your federal retirement benefit should you resign/separate from the USPS prior to being eligible to retire depends on...
Harassment is Against the Law
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment...
What You Need to Know About Mammograms
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Membership in an APWU Health Plan has you covered! Although the fight against the novel COVID-19 virus continues to dominate the news cycle,...
New Policies are an Organizing Opportunity
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As concerned postal workers, we have been hearing a lot about delaying-mail policies, reduction in hours, gutting automation and the end of...
Disability Rates of Veterans with Dependents
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Although most veterans are aware that they are entitled to compensation for their service-connected disability, many are unaware that the amount...