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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds Hearing on Oversight of the USPS
April 16, 2024
On 4/16, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing to conduct oversight of the USPS. The purpose of the hearing, as stated by Committee Chaiman Senator Gary Peters office
Grievance Moratorium will be in Effect Due to 2024 National Convention
April 11, 2024
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, state and local levels from July 8 through July 22, 2024, due to the 2024 APWU Biennial Convention,...
Garment Worker Expanded Union Ideals Beyond the Workplace
October 31, 2009
Every time people take a stand to improve the lot of others, “they send forth a tiny ripple of hope,” Robert F. Kennedy once observed. Chicago garment worker Sidney Hillman spent a lifetime sending forth ripples that made big waves — and helped turn...
APWU Health Plan: Our Purpose ... Your Health
October 30, 2009
APWU Health Plan is proud to announce our new benefits and premiums for 2010.
Victory: FERS Sick-Leave Credit Becomes Law
October 28, 2009
President Obama signed legislation Oct. 28 that will allow postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to receive credit for sick leave when they retire.
Social Security to Host Webinar for Wounded Warriors
October 28, 2009
The Social Security Administration will host a Webinar, “Social Security for Wounded Warriors,” to address benefit programs and the expedited processing of disability claims available to wounded veterans.
Congress Must Fix Funding Requirement; USPS Must Expand Goals, Burrus Says
October 27, 2009
In a follow-up to testimony before a Senate subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus explored alternatives to station-and-branch closures, facility consolidations, and five-day mail delivery — which the Postal Service is proposing in reaction to...