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Your Work During the Election Matters: A Message to Every Postal Worker

November 4, 2024
Dear Union Family, as we approach Election Day, I want to take a moment to remind you that if you have not voted, to please take time to do so before the polls close tomorrow. I also want to acknowledge the incredible dedication and effort each of...

Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes

October 30, 2024
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.

APWU Members Crucial in Securing Major Step Forward on Postal Service’s COVID-19 Relief

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 27, 2020, after months of political gridlock, President Trump signed another sweeping COVID-19 relief bill into law, which included...

Labor News

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize with Communications Workers of America On January 4, following over two years of sustained activism and...

President Biden Selects Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On January 7, news outlets reported that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was then President-elect Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Labor. Walsh,...

From the Field

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are part of the Postal Press...

Looking Ahead

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Brothers and Sisters, I hope you all had a safe and healthy Holiday Season and a Happy New Year; even if it was virtual. I write to you with...

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