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This is a 'Code Red Alert' to APWU Veterans

January 21, 2025
In the last Home Front article, we warned veterans about “Project 2025” and how a second Trump term would destroy the VA, and VA healthcare benefits. Unfortunately for our APWU veteran family, his Project 2025 plan to destroy VA healthcare could...

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...

Agreement Reached on MS 1 Remand!

February 28, 2018
On February 27, 2018, the Postal Service and the APWU Maintenance Division signed an agreement resolving national level disputes in case numbers (Q10T-4Q-C 14171644 and Q10T-4Q-C 16481407). The outstanding issue revolves around Arbitrator Goldberg’s...

President Dimondstein Talks with Ed Schultz About the Supreme Court Case Janus v AFSCME

February 26, 2018
"If the Supreme Court rules against the unions, it's not going to stop workers from needing and wanting and building unions."

First 2018 COLA Increase Announced

February 23, 2018
In accordance with the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 25 cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective March 3.  The increase is the result of a rise in the Consumer...

APWU Reaches Monetary Settlement with USPS on POStPlan Staffing Violations

February 23, 2018
On February 9, the Clerk Craft reached a $49.9 million dollar settlement with the USPS on POStPlan staffing violations. The monetary settlement follows a ruling by Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg that the Postal Service violated Arbitrator Goldberg’s...

President Dimondstein and Northeast Region Coordinator Dirzius Visit Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

February 22, 2018
MVS Members and local officers of the Puerto Rico Area Local with President Dimondstein and Coordinator Dirzius.  President Mark Dimondstein and Northeast Region Coordinator John H. Dirzius recently visited Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to talk...

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