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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...
Today’s Hearing and the Nomination by President Biden to Fill Vacancies on the USPS’ Board of Governors
February 24, 2021
Statement by American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein on Today’s Hearing on Legislative Proposals to Put the Postal Service on a Sustainable Financial Footing and the Nomination by President Biden to Fill Vacancies on the USPS’ Board...
Petition Delivered: Postal Workers and Customers Urge President Biden and Congress to Fill Four Vacancies on the USPS Board of Governors
February 24, 2021
On February 23, the APWU and allies who support a strong, public Postal Service presented a petition with over 400,000 signatures to the Biden Administration. The petition, reported on in the last issue of The American Postal Worker, called on the...
COLA Increase Announced
February 12, 2021
In accordance with the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 20 cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective February 27, 2021.
The increase is the result of a rise in the...
USPS Fairness Act Reintroduced in the House and Senate
February 3, 2021
APWU applauds members of Congress for their efforts to repeal this unfair mandate and place the Postal Service on solid financial footing via the USPS Fairness Act. Specifically, the bill's original cosponsors, Representatives Peter DeFazio (OR-04...
President Biden’s Executive Order on Health and Safety a Positive First Step
January 29, 2021
During his campaign, President Biden promised to stand with workers, and direct the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to implement stronger coronavirus safety standards to keep workers safe.