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APWU National Executive Board Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for the Next President of the United States

July 23, 2024
On July 23, 2024, the APWU National Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the next President of the United States. One day earlier, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, where the APWU is represented by  President...

Postal Workers Deserve a Great Contract!

July 23, 2024
Below is an excerpt from my address at the opening of national negotiations. The [APWU] welcomes this opportunity to represent approximately 200,000 postal workers in these important negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between our...

H.R. 22 Included in Stopgap Spending Bill

September 25, 2009
A House-Senate panel included the provisions of H.R. 22, which would provide temporary financial relief to the Postal Service, in a stopgap funding bill that would keep the federal government afloat for a month after the new fiscal year starts next...

Thousands of Opportunities Still Available

September 24, 2009
On the eve of the Sept. 25 deadline for those who wish to retire or separate in order to receive the $15,000 incentive negotiated by the APWU, approximately 22,000 postal workers have opted in or expressed interest.

Incentive Would Offset OWCP Compensation

September 24, 2009
Postal employees on temporary total disability who are interested in applying for the $15,000 incentive should be aware of an opinion issued by the Office of Workers Compensation on Sept. 24:

Incentive Available to Employees Seeking Disability Retirement

September 23, 2009
The union has received a number of inquiries recently seeking clarification about whether employees who retire on disability are eligible for the incentive negotiated by the APWU, President William Burrus said.

Union, Management Reach Settlement On Individual Retirement Counseling

September 22, 2009
The APWU and Postal Service reached a settlement on Sept. 21 reaffirming management’s responsibility to provide individual retirement counseling to APWU-represented employees.

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