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Keep Calling Congress to Oppose Cuts to Postal and Federal Pensions
May 19, 2025
In the late night hours of Sunday, May 18, 2025, the House Budget Committee voted by a margin of 17-16 to advance a bill that would give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy on the backs of the working class. Just two days prior, the same...
Flip the Script on Aging
May 19, 2025
Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor encourages retirees to honor Older Americans Month by flipping the script on aging - reframe our mindsets and focus on the positive aspects of growing older while fostering relationships with the community around us.
We Must Make Our ‘Cause’ the People’s Cause!
December 23, 2014
The APWU is gearing up for a major battle: The fight to win a good contract for our members, while we fight for a vibrant, public Postal Service for the people of the country. Negotiations are set to begin on Feb. 19, three months before the current...
Medicare Enrollment
December 23, 2014
This article appeared in the January-February 2015 edition of The American Postal Worker.
General enrollment in Medicare is open from Jan. 1 through March 31, but don’t confuse the general enrollment period with your eligibility enrollment period: ...
The 411 on 211
December 23, 2014
Every hour, thousands of Americans require some type of essential human service. However, trying to determine what service is available or how to qualify for a service can be a challenge even for the most resourceful and tenacious of individuals....
A Step-by-Step Guide to Signing-Up New Members
December 23, 2014
Happy New Year! In 2015 the Organization Department will expand our training efforts by reaching out to locals and conducting regional training seminars on how to sign-up non-members.
“The union” isn’t a third party. It’s you. It’s me. It is all of...
Standing Up and Fighting Back
December 23, 2014
On behalf of the union officers of the Northeast region, I wish you a happy New Year, filled with peace and fulfillment.
Our current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires on May 20, 2015, and in recent months we have been busy preparing for...