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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...
Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act, S. 4174
July 7, 2020
On July 2nd, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA) introduced the Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act, S. 4174. This legislation would create a $25 billion fund for the Postal Service to recoup COVID related losses and...
A Common Goal
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
APWU is not alone in our fight to secure funding for the Postal Service in the next stimulus. We are joined by workers, unions, community and civil...
Pandemic Underscores Need for Postal Banking
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The modern movement for postal banking in the United States was born out of the ashes of the 2008-2009 Great Recession. One of the early effects of...
APWU Human Relations Director Sue Carney Retires
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 15, the APWU and the United Kingdom’s Communication Workers Union (CWU) joined together for a virtual livestream event. The event, hosted by...
Labor News
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Supreme Court Rules Workers Cannot Be Fired on Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark...