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APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign

July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on  to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public Postal Service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...

APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees

July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...

Questions Often Asked About Retirement Checks

It's not unusual for the Retirees Department to get phone calls concerning what to do about late, lost or stolen annuity checks. The following summarizes our typical answers to a few of the frequently asked questions the department receives.

Faster Decisions for Veterans

The Fully Developed Claims (FDC) program is an optional new initiative being offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide faster, more accurate decisions to veterans, U.S. service members and survivors who are applying for...

e-Team Report, Sept. 23, 2011

Congressman Issa’s H.R. 2309 Moves Through House Subcommittee Joint “Save America’s Postal Service” Rallies Set Nationwide for Tuesday, Sept., 2011 Deficit-Reduction Package Put Forward to Special Joint Committee APWU, NALC and NPMHU Launch Second T...

OIG ‘Fraud’ Campaign

Who’s scamming who? The USPS Office of Inspector General recently launched a “Workers’ Compensation Fraud Campaign.” In typical OIG fashion, one of its strategies involves demonizing injured workers by having an actor posing as a postal employee...

Happy Grandparents Day!

Sunday, September 7 is Grandparents Day. In Ohio, Alliance members are celebrating the day with an event in Cortland. In Illinois, Alliance members in the East St. Louis area are celebrating the holiday today with Rep. William Enyart.

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