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APWU Releases Q&As about 2025 Voluntary Early Retirement
February 1, 2025
The Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) recently announced for eligible postal workers by the Postal Service has generated many questions from the members of the APWU. The Postal Service published a list of questions and answers for our members.
House Resolution 70: Protecting the People’s Post Office
January 30, 2025
Please call APWU’s Legislative Hotline at 1-844-402-1001 to be connected to your member of Congress today, and ask them to cosponsor H. Res. 70, which expressly opposes postal privatization. Defending the people’s public Postal Service from...
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations at Cincinnati BMC
September 1, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the Postal Service $210,000 for willfully exposing employees to electrical safety hazards at the Cincinnati Bulk Mail Center (BMC).
Contract Negotiations Begin
September 1, 2010
Negotiations for a new national agreement between the American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service began Sept. 1 in Washington, DC. The current contract expires Nov. 20, 2010.
Delegates Designate Retention of Federal Health Benefits a ‘Top Priority’
September 1, 2010
On the fifth and final day of the convention, delegates reaffirmed their commitment to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) by voting “yes” to a resolution that would make retaining union members’ right to participate in the plan a “...
Labor Day 2010
August 31, 2010
As Labor Day approaches, we pause to reflect on the contributions unions have made to raising the quality of life for American workers.
Forty Years Later, The Fight for Safety in the Workplace Goes On
August 31, 2010
Before passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in December 1970, millions of Americans risked their lives every time they reported for duty: There were no national safety laws to protect workers.
Forty years ago, the groundbreaking...