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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...

Inaugural Legislative Conference Builds Political, Union & Community Strength

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   Sondra Cosgrove, president of the Nevada League of Women Voters,  speaking during the general session panel presentation.  Also pictured are (l...

Spousal Survivor Benefits

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor  We begin a new year with a subject that has generated numerous questions: Spousal Survivor Benefits.

It’s That Time Again

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell  Each year, this department seeks to assist local officers in performing the administrative duties they were...

Claim Privacy

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Human Relations Director Sue Carney  It is important for employees who have been injured on the job to know their rights regarding claim...

As Wildfires Blaze Across California, Postal Workers Stand Together to Get the Job Done

January 1, 2018
Wildfires burned across California for days. Photo courtesy of Army National Guard/Capt. Will Martin Flickr/CC (This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Devastating natural disasters...

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