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Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes

October 30, 2024
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.

Starkest Threat to Veterans' Benefits Is Project 2025, Another Trump Administration

October 23, 2024
More than 30,000 APWU members are Veterans, and many more have Veterans in their families or among their close friends. With Election Day drawing near, it’s important for APWU members to understand that Veterans’ issues are on the ballot once again...

Labor News

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize with Communications Workers of America On January 4, following over two years of sustained activism and...

President Biden Selects Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On January 7, news outlets reported that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was then President-elect Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Labor. Walsh,...

From the Field

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are part of the Postal Press...

Looking Ahead

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Brothers and Sisters, I hope you all had a safe and healthy Holiday Season and a Happy New Year; even if it was virtual. I write to you with...

Arbitrator Sustains APWU’s Position on Clerk Craft Jurisdiction over Parcel Sorting Work

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 1, 2020, Arbitrator Sharnoff issued a decision confirming Clerk Craft jurisdiction over operation of the Small Parcel Sorting System...

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