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Social Security Fairness Act Signed into Law!
January 6, 2025
On January 5, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, stating, “this victory is a culmination of a 40-year fight to provide security for workers who dedicate their lives to their communities."
Observance of National Day of Remembrance for Former President Jimmy Carter
January 6, 2025
As the nation mourns the passing of Former President Jimmy Carter, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will observe the National Day of Remembrance with a Day of Observance.
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on IT/ASC Contract
March 26, 2007
The APWU and the USPS have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract that covers more than 1,200 employees at the IT/ASC (Information Technology/Accounting Service Centers) facilities in Eagan (MN), San Mateo (CA), St. Louis, and...
Senate to Hold Hearing on Employee Free Choice Act
March 23, 2007
A Senate Committee will hear testimony March 27 from workers and labor law experts on the need to restore workers’ freedom to form unions to bargain for better wages and benefits.
“It’s no secret that a union contract is the best economic uplift...
Postal Service Continues Plans to Close AMCs
March 23, 2007
As part of an ongoing effort to outsource postal work, the USPS recently outlined management’s continuing plans to eliminate Air Mail Centers across the country. Two letters to the APWU provide additional details about plans management announced...
Unions Press FBI to Brief Congress on Anthrax Investigation
March 20, 2007
The APWU, along with the other postal unions and management associations, has asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to grant congressional requests for a briefing by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on its inquiry into the 2001 anthrax attacks...
Women’s Organizing Campaign Takes Shape
March 14, 2007
T-shirts, balloons, buttons, stickers, and brochures
are included in the organizing kits.
The APWU Women’s Organizing Campaign is taking shape, with organizing kits mailed to 58 locals across the country. The packets include buttons, stickers,...