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This is a 'Code Red Alert' to APWU Veterans
January 21, 2025
In the last Home Front article, we warned veterans about “Project 2025” and how a second Trump term would destroy the VA, and VA healthcare benefits. Unfortunately for our APWU veteran family, his Project 2025 plan to destroy VA healthcare could...
USPS Announces Termination of FSAFEDS Accounts for 2025 Plan Year, Provides New Enrollment Option for Affected Employees
January 17, 2025
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Postal Service notified the APWU that it is informing employees who enrolled in the FSAFEDS Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for plan year 2025 that their accounts will be terminated. FSAFEDS is no longer the FSA administrator...
Baltimore Teacher: 'Boycott Staples!'
August 17, 2015
Myles Hoenig
A Baltimore teacher took it upon himself to make a “Boycott Staples” sign and protest in front of the York Road location on Aug. 15.
“I was out there in solidarity with postal workers who are seeing their jobs transferred to for-...
APALA Takes the ‘I Stand with Postal Worker’ Pledge
August 17, 2015
Attendees of APALA’s (Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance) 13th Biennial Convention in San Diego, CA, sign “I Stand with Postal Workers” postcards on Aug. 13. APWU member Amy Shih spread the word about Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good...
Philly Vet, 89, Joins Stop Staples Campaign
August 17, 2015
June Cohen with the latest Stop Staples supporter
An 89-year-old Philadelphia veteran is the latest supporter of the Stop Staples campaign.
A group of activists from the Philadelphia PA Area Local were handing out flyers in front of a Staples store...
APWU Update For CSRS, FERS, and Social Security
August 17, 2015
For Employees Covered by the National Agreement
In June 2015 the CPI-W unadjusted Index (1967=100) rose to 696.431 after falling for five of the last nine months. No additional COLAs are due under the 2010 National Agreement. Future COLAs will...
Alliance Celebrates Social Security’s 80th Anniversary with More than 40 Events Today
August 14, 2015
Members of the Alliance are hosting more than 40 events today, August 14th, to celebrate and educate the public about the importance of protecting and expanding Social Security on its 80th birthday.
Together with Medicare’s 50th birthday events held...