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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round

October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON –  On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...

APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement

September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...

What Does It Mean to Be a 501(c)(5) Organization?

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell  IRS 501(c)(5) status provides exemption from federal income tax to labor, agricultural or horticultural organizations...

Opioid Abuse

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Health Plan Director John Marcotte  Unfortunately, as we all know, misuse of opioids is an epidemic in America. Prescription drugs such as morphine,...

How You Can Engage at Every Age

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor  Every May, the Administration on Aging, part of the Administration for Community Living, leads our nation’s...

National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Human Relations Director Sue Carney  In a huge win for injured postal workers who were subjected to the Postal Service’s National Reassessment...

Things You Should Know About the U.S.Postal Service

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson  As you are aware, the Postal Service delivers to residential and business addresses across the...

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