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Don't Let Management Take Your Pulse!
July 8, 2024
The APWU is urging union members to refrain from participating in the USPS management’s Postal Pulse survey. Negotiations for a new union contract began June 25, and any information you give them can be used in retaliation to hurt us during...
Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks
June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...
What Does It Mean to Be a 501(c)(5) Organization?
May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
IRS 501(c)(5) status provides exemption from federal income tax to labor, agricultural or horticultural organizations...
Opioid Abuse
May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Health Plan Director John Marcotte
Unfortunately, as we all know, misuse of opioids is an epidemic in America. Prescription drugs such as morphine,...
National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers
May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Human Relations Director Sue Carney
In a huge win for injured postal workers who were subjected to the Postal Service’s National Reassessment...
How You Can Engage at Every Age
May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor
Every May, the Administration on Aging, part of the Administration for Community Living, leads our nation’s...
Things You Should Know About the U.S.Postal Service
May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson
As you are aware, the Postal Service delivers to residential and business addresses across the...