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Retirees Can Save on Medicare with the APWU High Option

November 18, 2024
Health Plan Director Sarah Jane Rodriguez explains how retirees can save on Medicare with the APWU Health Plan High Option.

Your Union Dues Stop When You Retire from the Post Office

November 18, 2024
Whether you’re a local, state, or national officer, or a shop steward, once you retire you must continue to be a full dues-paying member of the APWU in order to remain an officer of the APWU. You can do this by joining the Retirees Department and...

What Has the Union Done for You?

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Organization Director Anna Smith  Have you ever found yourself saying, “I haven’t ever used the union,” or “that [craft, tour, post office/...

When Workers Turn Out, We Win!

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard  We know that when workers are actively engaged in the political process, we win.

Members in Action

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  (L-R) Virgin Islands Area Local President Becky B-Simmonds and clerk Mary Meyers who works at the general post office on St. Thomas APWU Donates...

A Grand Alliance Takes on New York City Postal Cuts

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  For too many years, in response to pressure from Congress, the Postal Service has slowed mail service, closed community-based post offices and...

Protests Against Job, Service Cuts Continue

January 1, 2018
Members of the Des Moines Area Local and the  Des Moines BMC Local picket in front of the downtown P&DC. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  APWU members from coast-to-coast...

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