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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...
Alleviating Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on postal employees. Many are working longer hours with a reduced workforce and are required to...
It Pays to Be Union
March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On January 22, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its annual Union Membership Report. These figures are not based upon unionized postal employees...
Using the JCIM to Settle Disputes
March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Finalizing all the documentation around a contract is a long process. For the 2018-2021 contract, the APWU and the USPS first had to agree on the...
The Merger Guidelines: What are our Options?
March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
When locals are faced with circumstances whether foreseen or unforeseen that result in the local being unable to provide the representation it was...
Join President Dimondstein in APWU Live with the President Events!
March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Starting in 2021, President Mark Dimondstein launched APWU Live with the President, a regular virtual event for members to learn about the status of...