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The Mail is Not for Sale!
January 8, 2025
The fast and furious online reaction to The [Washington] Post’s Dec. 19 editorial underscores how strongly the people support and trust the U.S. Postal Service.
Clerk Division Fills Two Vacant NBA Positions
January 7, 2025
Recently, two National Business Agent (NBA) positions became vacant in the Clerk Division. Robert “Bob” Romanowski left his NBA job in the Philadelphia Region when he was promoted to the newly established Assistant Director “C”, Clerk Division...
APWU Rallies Against Big Banks, For Good Jobs
May 17, 2010
Protesting corporate greed and big-bank financiers, APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of union activists at a rally in Washington DC on May 17 to literally shut down K Street and to shed light on the mess big banks have made of the economy.
Bills to Extend Health Insurance Coverage To Young Adults Introduced in House, Senate
May 14, 2010
The children of postal workers enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) would retain health insurance coverage up to age 26 beginning this year, under legislation introduced this month by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rep....
Burrus: USPS Postage Discounts Are Illegal, Self-Defeating
May 12, 2010
Postage discounts for major mailers are illegal and “self-defeating,” APWU President William Burrus told lawmakers May 12. Excessive discounts for corporate mailers who engage in worksharing “deprive the USPS of revenue that is essential to maintain...
Burrus to Testify At House Hearing on Postage Discounts
May 12, 2010
APWU President William Burrus will testify on postage discounts on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, before a House subcommittee.
USPS Cited for Third Set Of Safety Violations in One Week
May 11, 2010
Issuing its third set of citations in less than a week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the USPS with five counts of “willful” safety violations in Bedford Park, IL on May 5.