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Retirees Can Save on Medicare with the APWU High Option
November 18, 2024
Health Plan Director Sarah Jane Rodriguez explains how retirees can save on Medicare with the APWU Health Plan High Option.
Your Union Dues Stop When You Retire from the Post Office
November 18, 2024
Whether you’re a local, state, or national officer, or a shop steward, once you retire you must continue to be a full dues-paying member of the APWU in order to remain an officer of the APWU. You can do this by joining the Retirees Department and...
Spending Taxpayers’ Money to Bash the USPS?
September 2, 2011
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who likes to portray himself as a fierce opponent of wasting taxpayers’ money, has created a slick, high-tech Web site that bashes the Postal Service, using — you guessed it — taxpayers’ money.
‘Si, Se Puede,’ Yes, We Can
August 31, 2011
It is next to impossible to think of the modern labor movement — and the struggles of farm workers in the United States — without César Chávez. A firm believer in nonviolence, Chávez beat the odds and successfully organized a union of farm workers....
APWU President to Testify Before Senate Committee
August 31, 2011
APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Sept. 6 about the financial crisis facing the Postal Service and what Congress must do to address it.
Locations Announced For 740 New Jobs in the Motor Vehicle Craft
August 30, 2011
In accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the USPS has agreed to establish 740 new assignments in Vehicle Maintenance Facilities. A list provided to the union on Aug. 30 specifies the locations for the new positions and...
USPS: No Excessing for Failure to Bid on NTFT Jobs
August 26, 2011
The USPS has instructed Area Labor Relations Managers that employees may not be excessed because they fail to bid on Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments.