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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.
USPS, Staples Produce a Mound of Documents
November 2, 2015
The mound of documents produced by USPS and Staples
After months of refusing to provide documents subpoenaed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the APWU, the USPS and Staples produced a mound of paperwork on Oct. 20, less than two...
A Change of Heart for the NLRB?
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
In a string of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled decisively in favor of workers. As a result, President...
A Gift that Keeps on Giving
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
We have a tradition in this country of celebrating birthdays by sending cards and giving gifts.
Rep. Allan Grayson (D-FL) celebrated Medicare’s...
Workers Comp Fraud Investigations
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Special agents of the Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are contracted to “safeguard postal revenue” and are supposed to “...
Disability Compensation
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Disability compensation is a monthly, tax-free benefit paid to veterans because of injuries or diseases that were incurred or were aggravated...