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Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!
June 6, 2025
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration:...
House Passes Bill to Eliminate the FERS Supplemental “Bridge” Payment
May 22, 2025
The House just passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which eliminates the FERS supplemental bridge payment and funnels $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. Our fight now moves to the Senate.
Welcome to the APWU Health Plan
January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Health Plan Director John Marcotte
Another Open Season has come and gone, and I would like to welcome our new members to the APWU Health Plan...
Spousal Survivor Benefits
January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor
We begin a new year with a subject that has generated numerous questions: Spousal Survivor Benefits.
It’s That Time Again
January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
Each year, this department seeks to assist local officers in performing the administrative duties they were...
Stopping Workplace Harassment
January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson
Employees have the right to work in an environment free of harassment or intimidation. The...
As Wildfires Blaze Across California, Postal Workers Stand Together to Get the Job Done
January 1, 2018
Wildfires burned across California for days. Photo courtesy of Army National Guard/Capt. Will Martin Flickr/CC
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Devastating natural disasters...