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Update: CDL Medical Certification Integration
June 18, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopted a rule change in 2015, along with many other components of this rule change, was the requirement that the Medical Examiner who performs a Commercial Driver Certification physical will...
Candidates Nominated for APWU Election of National Officers
June 17, 2025
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth "Liz" Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws.
Arbitrator Denies Severance Pay Grievance
December 25, 2016
From 2003 to 2009 the Postal Service offered a series of Voluntary Early Retirements (VER) with the approval of the Office of Personnel Management. Employees involved in these offers were not paid any severance pay. In 2008 the APWU filed a...
Congress Heads Out after Funding the Federal Government
December 21, 2016
On the heels of the 2016 elections and with the New Year approaching, APWU members should make a resolution to stay engaged on legislation at all levels (city/state/national) crucial to our livelihoods. In that spirit, we should reflect on our...
Remembering Emma Tenayuca
December 21, 2016
20-year old Emma Tenayuca speaks to members of the
National Workers Alliance outside a hearing
investigating beatings by border patrol officers, Feb. 23, 1937.
Photo courtesy of UTSA
In Depression-era south Texas, Emma Tenayuca was a young Mexican-...
Priorities Trump Should Set for Vets
December 20, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
President-elect Donald Trump made veterans, trade and jobs the cornerstones of his campaign.