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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.
Washington’s Latest Attempt to Slash our Pay & Benefits
May 10, 2018
“Such changes would mean thousands of dollars taken out of active workers’ paychecks and thousands more in reduced benefits for retirees,” said APWU Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard. Taken together, the proposals outlined by OPM would...
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
May 4, 2018
The APWU National officers are asking members to actively support the 26th Annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 12.
Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Convenes
May 2, 2018
Members of the APWU’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee held their first meeting in Washington, DC, on April 24. The committee advises the union’s National Negotiations Committee on bargaining demands and must approve any tentative...
Arizona and Colorado Workers Join the Fight for Quality Education
May 2, 2018
“We have classrooms where students sit on counter tops because there aren’t enough desks or seats in the room.”
Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local CAT Commemorates 1970 Postal Strike
May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
NCSMAL members (L-R) Julio Mercedes, Derrick Williams, Gary Ledford
and James Higginbotham
The Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local’s (NCSMAL)...