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The Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, Passes the House of Representatives

November 13, 2024
On the evening of November 12, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 327 - 75. This bill seeks to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension...

HAPPENING TODAY: House of Representatives Expected to Vote on the Social Security Fairness Act

November 12, 2024
The House is expected to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act Tuesday evening. We are asking every APWU member to call today, Tuesday, November 12 and demand our representatives vote YES on HR 82.

The Fight for Pay Equity

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The Equal Pay Act, signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, made it illegal to pay men and women working the same job different salaries....

Excerise Your Precious Right to Organize

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Organizing is our union’s strength and essential to our survival. When contract negotiations take place, inevitably non-members ask questions about...

Join the Battle to Save America's Postal Service!

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The time to act is now! On Nov. 14, 2014, our national day of action, we had protests at 150 sites and at least one activity in every state. It was...

How You Can Fight Money in Politics

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Postal workers’ allies in the 114th Congress are attempting to reverse the drastic slowdown of the mail caused by postal management’s decision to...

What Does the Year Hold for Us?

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The USPS welcomed 2015 by reducing service standards so it can complete its so-called “Network Rationalization Plan.” The plan calls for the closure...

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