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2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).

'Stay In Your Lane, APWU'?

August 27, 2024
Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains the importance of union involvement beyond the workroom floor  including economic, political, and social justice as outlined in our National Constitution & Bylaws.

Social Security, IRS, DEA, OPM are not calling you!

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) These are Scams – Fraud Calls. When you receive a “cold call” from one of these federal agencies, it is a fraud call. A “cold call” is an unsolicited...

Standing Strong Together in the Past and in the Future

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Sisters and Brothers, if there was ever a time to stand together as APWU members, that time is now. Government proposals are clearly and consciously...

H.R. 2382 Passes the House!

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Last month, the USPS Fairness Act passed the House of Representatives. This was the critical first step in repealing the pre-funding mandate that has...

Former APWU National Officers Pass Away

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) John R. Smith John R. Smith (known by most as “JR”), former Retirees Department Director, passed away Jan. 11, at the age of 91. Brother Smith was the...

It’s an Election Year – and Vote by Mail is on the Ballot

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 2020 is an election year. While much of the country’s political attention span is consumed by the presidential primary, there is another important...

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