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E.g., 01/15/2025

Preparing for Retirement

January 15, 2025
Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor urges postal workers, whether you’re 5, 10, or 30 years from retirement, to prepare by attending retirement planning seminars hosted by the APWU Retirees Department and staying abreast of relevant legislation.

Progress Is A Must In This New Year

January 15, 2025
Human Relations Director Daleo Freeman outlines goals for the department in 2025, including to continue trainings for locals and states, and to utilize Regional Resource Assistants to better assist locals and states with their issues.

APWU Members Instrumental in Securing a Strong Tentative Agreement

January 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As the APWU National Negotiations Committee (NNC) began negotiating with postal management on a new collective bargaining agreement, they were...

New Year’s Resolution: Pass Postal Reform!

January 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As we enter the second session of the 117th Congress, it is absolutely critical that Congress pass The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 (H.R....

It’s Time to Get Rid Of Gerrymandering

January 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As we gear up for the midterm elections in 2022, partisan and racial gerrymandering threatens to disenfranchise voters and further erode our...

2021 National Maintenance Agreements

January 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The following summary identifies all of the maintenance agreements successfully achieved during the 2021 national contract negotiations, with...

What About the Level 7’s, Mike and Ken?

January 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The tentative agreement will now be mailed to each APWU member for their vote to approve or reject this agreement. The opportunity to ratify the...

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