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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...
Postmaster General to Retire, Postal Board of Governors to Appoint Successor
November 19, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Arbitration Hearings and Testimony Conclude
November 18, 2019
The American Postal Workers Union and United States Postal Service management conducted a final three-day session of interest arbitration Nov. 13-15. The week’s proceedings saw the conclusion of evidence submission and witness testimony in the...
Message from the President: Final Arbitration Hearings
November 15, 2019
President Dimondstein's fifth update on the interest arbitration hearings for our new union contract. We just completed three more days of hearings which ended November 15th. The hearings are now completed and the panel will begin their...
Interest Arbitration: APWU Presents Final Witness Testimony With Clerk and Custodial Evidence
November 14, 2019
Today at Interest Arbitration, APWU presented evidence from the Clerk and Maintenance Craft Divisions.
Interest Arbitration: APWU rebuts management’s economics and MVS proposals
November 13, 2019
Today at Interest Arbitration, the APWU rebutted some of management’s economic arguments, including their controversial claim that postal workers are overpaid for the skills they employ. We also responded the management’s regressive proposals for...