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PRC Advisory Opinion on USPS Service Standard Changes, Warns of ‘Significant Negative Impact’

February 4, 2025
In October 2024, the United States Postal Service announced proposed changes to how it collects and distributes outgoing mail that would lengthen the delivery service standards for much of the country’s First Class Mail. Before implementing the...

Maintenance Part-Time Regular Payout Update (February 2025)

February 3, 2025
Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides an update on the Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout as of February 2025.

Miners Win Permanent Funding for Retirement Health Care

May 5, 2017
On May 4, Congress passed legislation providing for 22,600 retired coal miners, widows and dependents to have the health care they were promised by the federal government and earned through going into the mines for decades to power the country. The...

APWU Health Plan Gains Accreditation

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Health Plan Director John Marcotte Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recognizes comprehensive Health Plan Accreditation provided by the...

Older Americans Month: Age Out Loud

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor The first Older Americans Month (OAM) was launched in 1963, aimed at celebrating the contributions and lives of...

Benefits of Being Union

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Organization Director Anna Smith Sometimes, we forget why we are union members. We may fall into a trap of feeling as if we solely pay dues.

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