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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act
September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).
2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).
Organizing for Action in 2017
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Sisters and brothers, an important part of our fight to protect and secure our hard-earned benefits and to help to preserve the Postal Service...
Open Season: Nov. 14-Dec. 12
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
With Open Season for enrolling in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans set for Nov. 14 through Dec. 12, I urge everyone to compare...
Standing Rock Sioux Stands Up to Big Oil
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The Standing Rock Sioux, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has taken a stand against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline...
What to Expect in a Lame Duck Congress
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
When members of Congress return to the Capitol after Election Day, they will be officially operating in a “lame duck” session. The “lame duck”...
Understanding Climate Change
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Climate change is defined as “Any significant long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather of a region (or the whole Earth)...