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Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes
October 30, 2024
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.
Starkest Threat to Veterans' Benefits Is Project 2025, Another Trump Administration
October 23, 2024
More than 30,000 APWU members are Veterans, and many more have Veterans in their families or among their close friends. With Election Day drawing near, it’s important for APWU members to understand that Veterans’ issues are on the ballot once again...
APWU Honored During 2021 Community Change Champions Awards
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On September 30, APWU ally organization Community Change held its annual Community Change Champions Awards, with the theme of “Rooted and Rising.”...
Negotiations Still Ongoing As Clock is Stopped
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On September 20, 2021, the Collective Bargaining Agreement was set to expire at midnight. As the deadline approached, the Core Negotiating Committee...
Support Postal Employees Impacted by Hurricane Ida and Other Natural Disasters
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On August 26, the 16-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. Behind Katrina, Ida was...
Puerto Rico Area Local Members Rally to Demand Safe Workplace
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On August 27, Puerto Rico Area Local members staged a rally at the General Post Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico, demanding that management address...
Postal Workers Are Always Essential
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Your labor of love and survival has really made a difference to so many people over the last two years. Your job exposed you to COVID-19 – original...