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2024 Ballot Measures: Wins for the Working Class

January 16, 2025
During the 2024 General Election, voters weighed in on more than just candidates; in many states, they also voted on state-specific ballot measures that mattered most to them as individuals, such as increasing the minimum wage, preserving public...

USPS Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Report Highlights Need for Adaptation, Expanded Services

January 16, 2025
Volume Down, Revenue Up. The financial results of the Postal Service for the 2024 fiscal year have been announced, and the results may surprise you. While USPS remains a trusted public service, it must continue to adapt to changes in the mail mix to...

Priorities Trump Should Set for Vets

December 20, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) President-elect Donald Trump made veterans, trade and jobs the cornerstones of his campaign.

Together We Stopped the TPP!!

December 19, 2016
APWU members rallied against the TPP at the 2016 National Convention. The 114th U.S. Congressional session is over and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is officially dead. This victory comes despite it being a signature effort of the White House...

Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholds Craft Assignments, Job Posting Rights

December 16, 2016
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a decision on Dec. 8, 2016, holding that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement when it failed to assign Sales Retention Team (SRT) center work to the Clerk Craft and post the positions for...

2017 Officer’s Fiduciary Responsibility & QuickBooks Training

December 14, 2016
The Secretary-Treasurer’s Department will be hosting an Officer’s Fiduciary Responsibility & QuickBooks Training in Atlanta, GA from March 9-11, 2017.  It will take place at the Westin Peachtree Plaza. Reservations can be made by calling the...

New Leave Year Begins Jan. 7

December 13, 2016
Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the new leave year begins and ends as indicated below: Begins: PP 02-2017, Jan. 7, 2017Ends: PP 01-2018, Jan. 5, 2018 Click here for the 2017 Pay & Holiday Calendar.

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