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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act
September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).
2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was enacted to ease the financial and legal burdens brought on by the demands of active duty. It applies...
Good Pill, Bad Pill
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
There’s no gentle way to put it: A national epidemic of opioid dependency is cause for alarm and intervention. According to U.S. health officials, a...
Postal Lives at Risk
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
A shocking lack of security at many of the nation’s 21 Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) is jeopardizing the lives of postal employees...
Full Speed Ahead
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
We have so much work ahead of us. Joining together, with the common goal of organizing, is the only way we can strengthen our union.
What’s On Our Radar for 2016?
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Here is a look at upcoming legislative issues in 2016 – and a recap of our activities in 2015.