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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...

TSP - It's Your Money!

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor The USPS reports that each year postal employees throw away almost $200 million in retirement benefit matching funds...

Building Your Bulletin Board

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Colorful and creative bulletin board in Hilo, HI, Big Island Area Local By Organization Director Anna Smith How can you stay informed and be involved?...

Moving Forward

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Craft Directors  The Maintenance Division had a productive first half of 2017.

USPS Concedes that Schedule Examiner Work is Bargaining Unit Work

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  As we mentioned in a previous article, the union put its case for preserving the Schedule Examiner Vehicle Runs...

IT/AS Tentative Agreement Reached

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Support Services Director Steve Brooks We reached a tentative agreement for the Information Technology/Accounting Services Bargaining Unit.

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