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Sixth COLA Increase Announced
August 14, 2024
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 27, 2024.
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024
August 13, 2024
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024
Maine Governor Removes Artist’s Labor Tribute
June 30, 2011
The Republican governor of Maine has censored an artist’s tribute to the state’s workers — infuriating unions and many others who called it a brazen attempt to erase decades of labor history.
Postal Jobs, Pay, Benefits Threatened by Congress
June 29, 2011
The Postal Service is in danger of financial collapse, and could close its doors as early as July 2012.
A Reckless Attack On Postal Services, Postal Employees
June 24, 2011
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the powerful chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has introduced a bill, H.R. 2309, that is “a reckless assault on postal workers and the Postal Service,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey.
‘We Will Take Every Step Necessary To Ensure Retirement Benefits Are Protected’
June 22, 2011
The American Postal Workers Union is working fervently to make certain that the Postal Service's decision to suspend employer contributions to FERS does not negatively affect the nation’s postal employees, President Cliff Guffey said on June 22.
Pawlenty’s Really Bad Answers
June 20, 2011
A proposal by former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to privatize the Postal Service is a really bad idea, APWU President Cliff Guffey wrote in a guest column for The Hill.