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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...
Treasurer Responsibilities During COVID-19
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on many aspects of our everyday lives and we are collectively adjusting to what appears to be our new norm. Not only will...
COVID-19 and EAP Services
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
During this crisis, stress and fear are becoming all too normal because none of us are sure whether we were exposed, if we are a carrier, or if we...
The Urgent Need for Congressional Funding to Save the Postal Service
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis places an unprecedented financial strain on the United States Postal Service, with plummeting mail volumes and billions in...
President Dimondstein Broadcasts Our Message Far and Wide
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In response to the urgent crisis facing the Postal Service, President Dimondstein appeared on MSNBC, NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Democracy Now! and in...
Your Union in Action Fighting for COVID Health and Safety Measures
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The American Postal Workers Union has been advocating for postal worker safety since the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes – COVID-19 – began...