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Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes
October 30, 2024
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.
Starkest Threat to Veterans' Benefits Is Project 2025, Another Trump Administration
October 23, 2024
More than 30,000 APWU members are Veterans, and many more have Veterans in their families or among their close friends. With Election Day drawing near, it’s important for APWU members to understand that Veterans’ issues are on the ballot once again...
USPS is Testing Self-Driving Trucks
June 14, 2019
Recently, the USPS conducted an automotive mail haul pilot program test for a 1,000-mile trip between Phoenix and Dallas...Currently, regulations are in place that limit the testing and use of automated vehicles. However, the Federal Motor Carrier...
Contract Mediation Ending
June 4, 2019
On June 3, President Mark Dimondstein and Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman reported to the APWU National Executive Council (NEC) that the contract mediator stated that the APWU and the USPS were too far apart, and further discussions...
Anti-Privatization Resolution Gains Majority Support in Senate
June 4, 2019
Members of the United States Senate have joined members of the House of Representatives in saying, "Don’t Sell Our Public Postal Service". On June 4, S. Res 99, introduced by Gary Peters (D-MI), gained its 51st cosponsor. The resolution expresses...
APWU POWER: The Women’s Committee within APWU
June 4, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
APWU POWER, Post Office Women for Equal Rights, the women’s committee within the American Postal Workers Union, was founded in St. Louis, Missouri on...
New Report Underscores Efforts to Erode Public Power
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
A new report explores the decades-long efforts by corporate interests to weaken public institutions and to degrade worker leverage, all in an effort to...