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Preparing for Retirement
January 15, 2025
Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor urges postal workers, whether you’re 5, 10, or 30 years from retirement, to prepare by attending retirement planning seminars hosted by the APWU Retirees Department and staying abreast of relevant legislation.
Progress Is A Must In This New Year
January 15, 2025
Human Relations Director Daleo Freeman outlines goals for the department in 2025, including to continue trainings for locals and states, and to utilize Regional Resource Assistants to better assist locals and states with their issues.
President Stays Away from Cuts to Key Programs in State of the Union Speech
January 31, 2014
President Obama’s State of the Union address avoided mention of some policies that would prove damaging to retirees, such as the chained CPI cut to earned Social Security benefits or other cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. “Now, we...
Senate Committee Begins – But Doesn’t Complete – Debate on Postal Bill
January 30, 2014
The Senate committee with oversight over the Postal Service spent nearly three hours on Jan. 29 debating amendments to a postal bill that all four postal unions oppose, but recessed before taking a final vote. There is no word on when — or if — the...
Staples Protests Take Off!
January 28, 2014
More than 150 APWU members and supporters took part in a lively protest outside a Staples store in San Francisco on Jan. 28, challenging a deal between the company and the U.S. Postal Service that staffs “postal” counters in Staples stores with non-...
Union Retirees Say No to Staples
January 28, 2014
A delegation of APWU retirees visited the Staples store in Robinson Township PA to demand that the office supply chain cease operating postal retail units staffed by non-USPS employees.
It Pays to Belong
January 28, 2014
A Jan. 24 Department of Labor report demonstrates the value of union membership, says APWU Organizing Director Anna Smith.