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Sixth COLA Increase Announced

August 14, 2024
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bar­gaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 27, 2024.

Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024

August 13, 2024
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was enacted to ease the financial and legal burdens brought on by the demands of active duty. It applies...

Good Pill, Bad Pill

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  There’s no gentle way to put it: A national epidemic of opioid dependency is cause for alarm and intervention. According to U.S. health officials, a...

Postal Lives at Risk

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  A shocking lack of security at many of the nation’s 21 Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) is jeopardizing the lives of postal employees...

Full Speed Ahead

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We have so much work ahead of us. Joining together, with the common goal of organizing, is the only way we can strengthen our union.

What’s On Our Radar for 2016?

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Here is a look at upcoming legislative issues in 2016 – and a recap of our activities in 2015.

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