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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...
Dispute Over Notification to Locals of Subcontracting Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's obligation pursuant to Article 32, Section 1.C., of the National Agreement, to furnish the Union at the local level notification of subcontracting of bargaining...
USPS Instructs Facilities Not to By-Pass Biohazard Detection Systems On Their AFCS
The APWU recently became aware that postal facilities with the Biohazard Detection System (BDS) on their Advanced Facer-Canceler Systems (AFCS) machines have made local decisions to by-pass the AFCS and utilize alternate canceling equipment (such as...
An Epidemic of Insanity?
Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.So the abuse, fraud, graft and corruption associated with USPS outsourcing makes management’s subcontracting decisions baffling.
Frequently Asked Questions
In the March-April edition, I addressed a number of questions asked by APWU retirees. Here are several more.
DOT Tractor-Trailer Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy
USPS employees who operate tractor-trailers and 7-ton and 9-ton trucks, as well as mechanics who repair them, fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation(DOT) regarding drug and alcohol testing, in accordance with regulations...