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USPS Announces Termination of FSAFEDS Accounts for 2025 Plan Year, Provides New Enrollment Option for Affected Employees

January 17, 2025
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Postal Service notified the APWU that it is informing employees who enrolled in the FSAFEDS Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for plan year 2025 that their accounts will be terminated. FSAFEDS is no longer the FSA administrator...

Postal Workers and Allies: Stop the Slowdown!

January 17, 2025
Stop the Slowdown! The Postal Service proposed plans to decrease service standards to the detriment of our communities. Here’s why hundreds of thousands members of the public are standing up and fighting back against efforts to degrade the country’s...

A Grand Alliance Members Showing Solidarity During COVID-19 Crisis

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In just a few short months, the coronavirus pandemic has changed so much about our society. Despite the hardship and loss the pandemic has caused, one...

POStPlan PMR/PSE 818 Violation Remedy Payments Scheduled for June 12, 2020

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The first-round payments for the POStPlan PMR/PSE Usage Remedy have been scheduled to be paid on Pay Period 12-2020 (paycheck dated June 12, 2020). The...

Public Shows Strong Support for Postal Service

May 20, 2020
Postal Service Remains Highest Rated Federal Agency (This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In an annual survey from Pew Research Center, the Postal Service was again the highest rated federal...

During Pandemic, Postal Workers Show Community Solidarity Across the Globe

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world, postal services have become more important than ever as millions of people rely on the mail for...

Members Contact Press to Encourage Community Action

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As part of our efforts to mobilize the public to stand up and demand urgent funding for the USPS, local officers and members are writing opinion-...

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