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Maitenance PTR Payment Distribution Is on the Way
January 14, 2025
BREAKING NEWS: Your share of the PTR payment distribution is on the way
Preventing Injuries While Lifting Objects on the Workroom Floor
January 14, 2025
The Industrial Relations Department shares proper lifting techniques to avoid injury when moving heavy parcels and sacks:
Ricin Update
May 30, 2013
Suspicous Letters to NYC, DC Were Postmarked in Shreveport LA
May 29, 2013
Two suspicious letters, one to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and another to an address in Washington DC, are being tested for ricin, the Postal Service has notified the APWU. Both letters were postmarked in Shreveport LA on May 20. The Washington...
Federal Government Loots USPS; Nobody Seems to Notice
May 28, 2013
When Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress last week of plans to take money from two federal employee retirement funds to avoid defaulting on the national debt, there was hardly a peep. No outrage. No dismay. Not even a question.
PSE Overtime Rates to Increase, Retroactive Pay Adjustments to Be Made
May 24, 2013
The Postal Service method of calculating overtime rates for PSEs violates the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Department of Labor has found. The Postal Service has based overtime pay, which is paid at one-and-a-half times an employee’s hourly...
On Memorial Day, Honor Those Who Sacrificed So Much
May 23, 2013
As Memorial Day approaches, the APWU reminds union members to honor the extraordinary men and women of the Armed Forces who have sacrificed so much in service to our nation.