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Senate Passes Social Security Fairness Act, Securing Economic Justice for Postal, Federal, and Public-Sector Retirees
December 21, 2024
On Friday Dec. 20, the Senate voted 76-20 to pass The Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), righting a decades-old wrong, and winning economic justice for postal, federal, and public-sector retirees by repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision...
Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout 2024 -2025
December 16, 2024
The Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout for 2024-2025 will be disbursed to eligible maintenance PTR employees. Provide your EIN to check your eligibility.
OSHA Cites USPS for Safety Violations in RI
January 16, 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the USPS for safety violations at its Providence, RI operation including three violations concerning the organization’s failure to protect employees from multiple...
Congress Must Act Quickly To Pass Postal Bill, Guffey Says
January 15, 2013
Congress must work quickly to pass a postal reform bill, APWU President Cliff Guffey told broadcaster Ed Schultz in a radio interview on Jan. 14. “It doesn’t matter whether the Postal Service will run out of money early this year or late this year...
Letter Carriers Announce Contract Award
January 11, 2013
The National Association of Letter Carriers announced on Jan. 11 that a three-member arbitration panel has issued an award outlining the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service.
IT/ASC Contract Heads to Mediation
January 11, 2013
APWU President Cliff Guffey has invoked mediation in an effort to reach a new collective bargaining agreement covering employees at four USPS Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) centers. Employees at the four locations have been...
Vincent R. Sombrotto, Hero of The ‘Great Postal Strike,’ Dies at 89
January 11, 2013
The APWU joins postal employees across the nation in mourning the death of Vincent R. Sombrotto, former president of the National Association of Letter Carriers.