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Preparing for Retirement
January 15, 2025
Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor urges postal workers, whether you’re 5, 10, or 30 years from retirement, to prepare by attending retirement planning seminars hosted by the APWU Retirees Department and staying abreast of relevant legislation.
Progress Is A Must In This New Year
January 15, 2025
Human Relations Director Daleo Freeman outlines goals for the department in 2025, including to continue trainings for locals and states, and to utilize Regional Resource Assistants to better assist locals and states with their issues.
Some Thoughts on the 2016 Election and Beyond
January 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
I want to commend all the members who engaged in the political process of the 2016 election season, those who registered voters, knocked on...
First Meeting of Young Members Committee
January 1, 2017
The National Young Members Committee with National Officers. (L-R) (front row) Courtney Jenkins, Sabrina Larsen, Ephrem De Hoyos, Quanisha Mcneal, Joshua Gray (back row) Zach DeRuyter, Matt Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell, President Mark...
January-February Labor History Milestones
December 31, 2016
Strikers marching during the 1912 “Bread and Roses” textile strike.
Photo courtesy of the Lawrence History Center
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
January 11, 1912 – The...
APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure
December 27, 2016
The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union...“The memorandum is important,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “It continues to provide the...
Arbitrator Denies Severance Pay Grievance
December 25, 2016
From 2003 to 2009 the Postal Service offered a series of Voluntary Early Retirements (VER) with the approval of the Office of Personnel Management. Employees involved in these offers were not paid any severance pay. In 2008 the APWU filed a...