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Reconciliation Legislation Passes - Attacks on Postal Pensions DEFEATED
July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...
Reconciliation Legislation Passes
July 3, 2025
H.R. 1 gives $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy, paid for by the working class.[...] But every direct attack on our retirement security was stripped out before final passage.
Addressing Veterans’ Unemployment
May 1, 2016
Left Center Sue Carney, APWU Human Relations Director; Center Michael Michaud, Assistant Secretary DOL VETS, Center right, Will Fischer, Executive Director, Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO.
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of ...
Steelworkers Ratify Contract After Six-Month Lockout
May 1, 2016
USW members picket the mill in
Brackenridge after ATI locked them out.
After a six-month lockout, 2,200 members of the United Steelworkers Union (USW) at specialty steelmaker Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (ATI) have ratified a four-year contract at...
Staples Rings NASDAQ Bell, Protesters 'Ruin Their Day'
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Activists crashed Staples’ party on March 15, protesting in front of the NASDAQ building in Times Square, while company executives gathered to ring the...
Zika Virus Alert
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
As Americans begin exploring vacation options, it’s likely that alarming reports regarding the Zika virus are causing concern.
Right-Sizing Your Health Insurance
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Retirees frequently search for ways to cut expenses. Recently, many have asked if you can still switch your coverage under the Federal Employees Health...