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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:
Defending APWU Veterans Harmed by the Current VA Crisis
May 20, 2025
The Union Veterans Council, in partnership with APWU affiliate veteran leaders and veteran service organizations nationwide, will address the devastating impact of the Trump and Musk attacks on our veterans and their family members.
Retirees Say: ‘Break the Chained CPI!’
September 2, 2013
APWU retirees across the country turned out in huge numbers on July 2 to protest the “Chained CPI,” a proposal to change the way cost-of-living adjustments are calculated that will result in lower COLAs for seniors. The event was sponsored by the...
1934: Southern Workers Spark Massive Textile Strike
August 31, 2013
In 1934, thousands of workers in Southern textile mills walked off the job seeking better pay and working conditions. The job actions they launched spread to New England and the Mid-Atlantic states and became one of the biggest industrial strikes in...
GAO: USPS Healthcare Plan Would Hurt Medicare, Postal Workers
August 20, 2013
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms it: The Postal Service’s proposal to take postal workers out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program would weaken Medicare and would result in reduced coverage and increased...
First 399 Clerk Craft PSEs to be Converted to Career Status
August 16, 2013
In response to demands from the APWU, the Postal Service agreed on Aug. 14 to convert 399 Clerk Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) to career status. The conversions will be the first in mail processing.
PSEs Overtime Adjustment Postponed to Pay Period 19
August 16, 2013
The USPS has notified the APWU that it failed to complete back-pay adjustments for PSE overtime hours, which were expected in Pay Period 17. The adjustments will be made in Pay Period 19, management says.