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APWU Leadership Institute Class Three Applications Open Until June 13, 2025!

May 2, 2025
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute - Class Three are now open through June 13, 2025.

Congress Moves to Gut Postal and Federal Pensions — APWU Calls for Immediate Action!

May 1, 2025
On April 30, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a number of significant cuts to the retirement benefits of postal and federal workers. Passed by a slim margin of 22-21, this measure will now be included in the full...

News for Annuitants

The Retirees Department often is asked about deferred retirement for workers who are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System, the counterpart to the older Civil Service Retirement System.

Pregnancy Discrimination

In 2005, approximately 4,500 charges of pregnancy-based discrimination were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC resolved nearly all of them, and recovered an average of $2,700 per complaint.

Postal Service Default: A Congressionally-Manufactured Crisis

The Postal Service’s default on a $5.5 billion payment to the U.S. Treasury on Aug. 1 — and an expected default on Sept. 30 — is the result of a congressionally-manufactured crisis that could have been avoided, the APWU charged over the summer....

e-Team Report, Dec. 6, 2013

The Staples Deal: Postal Service Moves to Privatize Mail Service Letter Carrier Killed After Postal Cuts Create Unsafe Working Conditions APWU Brings the Street Heat Walmart Workers & Labor Groups Protest Poverty Wages on Black Friday From...

End Unwanted Telemarketing Calls

Have you ever sat down to a peaceful dinner only to be interrupted by a call from a telemarketer? If so, you’re not alone. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created the National Do- Not-Call Registry in June 2003 in response to consumer...

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