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Your Work During the Election Matters: A Message to Every Postal Worker
November 4, 2024
Dear Union Family, as we approach Election Day, I want to take a moment to remind you that if you have not voted, to please take time to do so before the polls close tomorrow. I also want to acknowledge the incredible dedication and effort each of...
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.
USPS Utilizing Disgraced Former NLRB Commissioner
October 3, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Clerk Division Director Clint Burelson
The United States Postal Service is utilizing Terence F. Flynn, the disgraced former National Labor...
Resolutions Opposing Privatization of the Postal Service Introduced in Congress
October 2, 2018
On July 16, a leading group of Congressional representatives took action to help combat a proposal to privatize the Postal Service by introducing House Resolution 993. The privatization proposal, put forward by the White House’s Office of...
The National Convention Sets the Path for Current and Future APWU Struggles
October 2, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Twenty-one hundred APWU members departed from the union’s 24th Biennial National Convention in August uplifted, united and ready to continue ...
Stand Up for Safe Jobs
October 2, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman
“It is the responsibility of management to provide safe working conditions in all present and...
Local Union Elections
October 2, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
It starts with the process for nominations. One of the ways to alleviate and hopefully prevent complaints,...