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Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes
October 30, 2024
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.
Starkest Threat to Veterans' Benefits Is Project 2025, Another Trump Administration
October 23, 2024
More than 30,000 APWU members are Veterans, and many more have Veterans in their families or among their close friends. With Election Day drawing near, it’s important for APWU members to understand that Veterans’ issues are on the ballot once again...
Retirement Benefit Questions
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
What will happen to your federal retirement benefit should you resign/separate from the USPS prior to being eligible to retire depends on...
Harassment is Against the Law
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment...
What You Need to Know About Mammograms
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Membership in an APWU Health Plan has you covered! Although the fight against the novel COVID-19 virus continues to dominate the news cycle,...
New Policies are an Organizing Opportunity
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As concerned postal workers, we have been hearing a lot about delaying-mail policies, reduction in hours, gutting automation and the end of...
Disability Rates of Veterans with Dependents
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Although most veterans are aware that they are entitled to compensation for their service-connected disability, many are unaware that the amount...