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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act
September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).
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).
May Day Celebration
May 1, 2015
APWU President Mark Dimondstein spoke at a celebration of International Workers Day sponsored by the AFL-CIO on the eve of the holiday. Although May Day – which originated in the fight for the eight-hour day in Chicago – is not officially...
National Day of Action Set for Thursday, May 14
May 1, 2015
APWU members are turning up the heat with a National Day of Action on May 14 – just one week before the union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is slated to expire.
APWU members will hold events in cities and towns across the country, organized...
Contract Negotiations: Union Members Say it with Stickers, Flyers and More
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Members of the San Jose Area Local
distribute flyers outside a post office.
Stickers and flyers and headbands, oh my!
As contract negotiations continue...
Shining a Light on Secret Money
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Since 2010, the amount of “dark money” – campaign funds whose source is kept secret – has skyrocketed, thanks to the Supreme Court ruling known as...
Robin Hood Lives!
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Rep. Keith Ellison introduces the Robin Hood
Tax on March 19.
A proposal is gaining traction that would refund to the people of the country the billions...