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APWU President Mark Dimondstein Responds to Trump's Truth Social Post
September 16, 2024
On September 15, former President Donald Trump said that the Postal Service could not be trusted to deliver election mail, an attack on the 650,000 dedicated public servants that make up the United States Postal Service.
President Mark Dimondstein Updates Members on APWU Contract Negotiations
September 10, 2024
Greetings APWU Family,
With our main Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring on September 20th, I wanted to give you a status report.
Wildfires Continue to Burn in California
October 27, 2017
On Oct. 8, wildfires ignited in northern California, setting in motion state-wide disaster relief. Over 11,000 firefighter and other emergency workers were mobilized across the state to contain the flames.
These wildfires are predicted to be one of...
Boston Local Brings Allies Together to Fight for a Better Postal Service
October 26, 2017
On October 18, APWU Boston Metro Area Local – along with other APWU members, allies and activists – took to the streets to demand management fill New England Area postal vacancies. Ignoring these vacancies leads to slow mail processing, delayed mail...
Veterans' Day Observed on Saturday November 11: Postal Retail and Delivery Closed
October 19, 2017
Each year, Veterans' Day is celebrated on Nov. 11. For 2017, the holiday falls on a Saturday.
There has been some confusion about when the Postal Service will observe the holiday because it has a six “business” day week. For clarification, USPS...
2018 Social Security COLA to Health Care Executive Order
October 13, 2017
HEADLINES: 2018 Social Security COLA will be 2.0%: Not Enough to Offset Medicare Part B Premiums; House Slashes Medicare to Fund Children’s Health Insurance Program; President Trump Signs Health Care Executive Order, Ends Affordable Care Act...
Update on the House Budget Resolution
October 11, 2017
On Thursday, Oct. 5, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance its 2018 budget resolution... "The budget fight is far from over," said Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard.