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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.
Secret Trade Deal Would Dismantle Our Postal Service
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
A trade deal the U.S. is negotiating behind closed doors with 50 other countries would dismantle our public Postal Service as we know it....
After Strike, German Postal Workers Win Contract
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
German postal workers on strike in North Rhine-Westphalia.
After a four-week strike, German postal workers have secured a contract.
Workers...
Momentum Demands Movement
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Momentum is defined as “mass in motion,” or “mass multiplied by velocity.”
In the political arena, momentum is critical to getting legislation...
‘I Support Postal Banking!’
September 1, 2015
Activists protest payday lendors in Columbia, MO.
A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) concludes that the Postal Service can act now to expand and enhance existing financial services, such as money orders,...
A Grand Alliance Goes to Congress
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
A delegation of representatives from A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service took their concerns about postal issues to Capitol Hill...