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Layoffs - Worst Case Scenario?

May 15, 2025
“You and your coworkers are the Union! No matter your political party, now is the time to protect America’s Postal Service!” – Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains steps we can take to defend the public Postal Service and preserve our...

Due Process, Your Union Right

May 15, 2025
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash explains due process, “one of our most important union rights. In the simplest of terms, it means you have the right to your ‘day in court’ to tell your side of the story and defend yourself if management...

2020 APWU Scholarship Winners

September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: the E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, the Vocational Scholarship and the...

Retirement Benefit Questions

September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) What will happen to your federal retirement benefit should you resign/separate from the USPS prior to being eligible to retire depends on...

Harassment is Against the Law

September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment...

What You Need to Know About Mammograms

September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Membership in an APWU Health Plan has you covered! Although the fight against the novel COVID-19 virus continues to dominate the news cycle,...

New Policies are an Organizing Opportunity

September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As concerned postal workers, we have been hearing a lot about delaying-mail policies, reduction in hours, gutting automation and the end of...

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