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Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!
June 6, 2025
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration:...
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.
In World War II, Black Women’s Army Unit Delivered
December 31, 2011
In 1945, an Army battalion of African-American women played an important role in U.S. efforts to defeat Nazi forces in Europe — even though many Americans questioned their right to serve. By processing a massive backlog of mail destined for the...
PRC Blasts USPS Retail Closure Plan
December 30, 2011
Postal Service plans to close a many as 3,600 retail facilities is based on questionable data, Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) recently concluded.
Sen. Akaka, Rep. DeFazio Introduce Postal Bills
December 20, 2011
Several bills were introduced in Congress this month that would help resolve the Postal Service’s financial crisis and improve service to the American people, APWU Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid reports.
Funding Bill Postpones Pre-Funding Due Date
December 20, 2011
The government funding bill Congress approved over the weekend included a reprieve for the Postal Service: It delays until August the due date for the USPS to make a $5.5 billion payment to pre-fund healthcare benefits for future retirees.
e-Team Report, Dec. 17, 2011
December 17, 2011
Postal Service to Temporarily Put a Freeze to Closures
House Republicans Attack Federal Retirement Benefits
Congressman DeFazio Introduces Legislation to Solve the Postal Service Financial Crisis
By the Numbers – USPS