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House Passes Bill to Eliminate the FERS Supplemental “Bridge” Payment

May 22, 2025
The House just passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which eliminates the FERS supplemental bridge payment and funnels $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. Our fight now moves to the Senate.

Revealed: Musk Uses DOGE to Stifle Competition, Siphon Money into Own Pockets

May 20, 2025
Our tax dollars should be used to better our communities. But at the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk is allocating funds to stifle market competition in areas that were once used to help his companies thrive. Read more:

You Have a Right to a Safe Workplace

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of the The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman  Your safety at work is a priority to the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). We want you to come...

Washington Post Gets It Wrong

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a Feb. 13, 2017 opinion piece,  “The Postal Service needs more than a Band-Aid,” The Washington Post editorial board issued a troubling public stance...

The Market for International Remittances is Hot

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The market for international remittances – sending money abroad – is rapidly expanding. Between 2010 and 2014, money transfers worldwide increased...

Yes Virginia, Unions Have to File Taxes, Too

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell  April was tax time for citizens, but unions have a tax time too. All unions, which are tax-exempt organizations, are...

Be Part of Our Democracy – Support ‘Vote by Mail’

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy Voter registration in our country is in a sorry state. in the 2016 general election, not all eligible voters...

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