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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round

October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON –  On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...

APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement

September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...

Security Breach at OPM

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) faces inquiries, criticism and lawsuits regarding its recent data breaches, the APWU remains...

More on ‘Self Plus One’

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Self Plus One is a new enrollment type that will be offered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program beginning in 2016. Self...

More on ‘Self Plus One’

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Self Plus One is a new enrollment type that will be offered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program beginning in 2016. Self...

Walmart: Stop Charter School Fraud

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  Recently, there have been many headlines about waste, fraud, and abuse at charter schools across the country. School districts lack the...

Locals Celebrate Postal Heritage Day

September 1, 2015
A birthday cake from the festival in Berkeley, CA (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A number of locals joined with others to celebrate the Postal Service’s 240th birthday on...

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