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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 Ranked as Most Essential Company During COVID-19 Pandemic
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 12, the Harris Poll released “The Harris Poll Essential 100,” a report that ranked companies based on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Our Government Should Be “For the People”
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people” are the words Abraham Lincoln spoke in his famous Gettysburg Address. Those words describe...
President Dimondstein Testifies Before Congress About Vote By Mail
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 11, President Dimondstein testified before a congressional hearing of the Committee on House Administration on Voting Rights and Election...
Conducting Union Business During COVID-19
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As we navigate working through the various circumstances COVID-19 has placed upon all of us, finding and utilizing acceptable resources that will...
APWU and USPS Enter into Step 4 Settlement Agreements
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On May 15, the APWU entered into two separate Step 4 Settlement Agreements with the Postal Service, regarding the Intrastate DOT physical requirement...