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The Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, Passes the House of Representatives
November 13, 2024
On the evening of November 12, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 327 - 75. This bill seeks to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension...
HAPPENING TODAY: House of Representatives Expected to Vote on the Social Security Fairness Act
November 12, 2024
The House is expected to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act Tuesday evening. We are asking every APWU member to call today, Tuesday, November 12 and demand our representatives vote YES on HR 82.
Spreading the Word on the Street
November 1, 2015
Des Moines Area Local steward Julie Kestel
with daughter Mackenzie on a float in the city’s Labor Day Parade.
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
APWU members have been out and...
Workers Comp Fraud Investigations
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Special agents of the Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are contracted to “safeguard postal revenue” and are supposed to “...
A Century Later, Labor’s Legendary Troubadour Lives On
October 31, 2015
Joe Hill
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
One hundred years have passed since a firing squad at the Utah State Penitentiary executed Joe Hill at sunrise on Nov. 19, 1915. The...
Budget Deal Protecting Social Security and Medicare Beneficiaries Passes U.S. House
October 30, 2015
Congressional leaders and the White House announced on Monday that they had reached a deal to avert default and keep the government funded. Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner helped arrange the deal, which also cleared the way for new Speaker ...
MVS Operators Honored for Safe Driving by National Safety Council
October 30, 2015
Jimmy Ellis
Charles Pettus
Two MVS tractor-trailer operators have been issued awards in recognition of their safe driving records.
Jimmy Ellis of the Greater Seattle Area Local and Charles Pettus of the Oakland Local received Joseph M. Kaplan Safe...