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Reconciliation Legislation Passes
July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...
Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service
June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”
Employee I.D. Numbers, Not Social Security Numbers, Should be Used on Drug-and-Alcohol Testing Forms
Employee Identification Numbers (EINs) — not Social Security numbers — should be used on postal forms whenever possible, in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding on the Removal of Social Security Number References [PDF] in the Collective...
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department is proud to announce that the APWU is sponsoring its 13th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with a wealth of information to take home to their locals and state...
‘Closures’ Report Reveals Inconsistencies
Call it what you will, shuttering retail Postal Service facilities reduces public service, and the public has been watching. Late last year, the Congressional Research Service issued a report titled “Post Office and Retail Facility Closures:...
Retirees: Join the Legislative Fight!
With postal workers’ pensions and hard-earned benefits in jeopardy, it has never been more crucial for APWU retirees to become actively involved in the legislative arena.
News for Annuitants
The Retirees Department often is asked about deferred retirement for workers who are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System, the counterpart to the older Civil Service Retirement System.