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This is a 'Code Red Alert' to APWU Veterans
January 21, 2025
In the last Home Front article, we warned veterans about “Project 2025” and how a second Trump term would destroy the VA, and VA healthcare benefits. Unfortunately for our APWU veteran family, his Project 2025 plan to destroy VA healthcare could...
USPS Announces Termination of FSAFEDS Accounts for 2025 Plan Year, Provides New Enrollment Option for Affected Employees
January 17, 2025
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Postal Service notified the APWU that it is informing employees who enrolled in the FSAFEDS Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for plan year 2025 that their accounts will be terminated. FSAFEDS is no longer the FSA administrator...
APWU Opposes Management Plans to Reinstitute Plant Consolidations and Closures.
April 27, 2021
On Tuesday April 27, 2021 postal management informed the APWU of management’s intent to pursue consolidations and operational mail moves in 18 facilities nationwide.
APWU Prevails on Management Court Challenge to Victorious Arbitration Award on Union Leave for Political Activity.
April 24, 2021
In August of 2018, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg struck down the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of changes to ELM Section 510 and to PS-Form 3971 regarding union leave for political activity such as in relation to voter registration and...
At Senate hearing, USPS Board nominees express commitment to improving quality and reliability, upholding universal service obligation
April 23, 2021
UPDATE: Today, April 28th, 2021, the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a business meeting to consider pending nominations to the Postal Board of Governors. Following a roll call vote on each of the nominees,...
Remaining Level 6 Mailing Requirements Clerks Upgraded to Level 7
April 23, 2021
APWU Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Postal Service that upgraded the known remaining Level 6 Mailing Requirements Clerks (MRC) to Level 7. The MOU, dated April 20, 2021, identified four (4)...
APWU Statement on Derek Chauvin’s Conviction
April 21, 2021
Yesterday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted in the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.
Last year, APWU President Mark Dimondstein, Executive Vice-President Debby Szeredy and Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell urged postal...