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Your Work During the Election Matters: A Message to Every Postal Worker

November 4, 2024
Dear Union Family, as we approach Election Day, I want to take a moment to remind you that if you have not voted, to please take time to do so before the polls close tomorrow. I also want to acknowledge the incredible dedication and effort each of...

Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes

October 30, 2024
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.

Contract News

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Support Services Director Steve Brooks  The year 2017 was busy with contract negotiations for the Support Services Division. We negotiated and...

Management Has to Make Sense

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Southern Region Coordinator Kennith Beasley  Whatever we do in life, we must make sense in our interactions and conversations with each other –...

Voters Support Holding Wall Street Accountable

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   U.S. voters strongly support holding Wall Street accountable, according to a 2017 poll by Americans for Financial Reform (AFR). Majorities of...

Americans Still Rate the Postal Service Best, Why the Calls for Privatization?

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)    Once again, the U.S. Postal Service has been rated most well-liked federal agency by the American public. A recent Gallup poll asked Americans to...

Here We Go Again!

March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  To quote the famous New York Yankee legend Yogi Berra, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” As we prepare for the...

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