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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...
How to Receive One-Time Retirement Incentive Checks
April 29, 2025
The incentive checks will be sent to the employee’s office of last appointment. From there, the retiree can pick it up from the office or it will be mailed from the office to the address indicated on the PS 3077 -Request to Forward Salary Check form...
Postal Workers Are Essential Workers
March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Moving forward into 2021, we can be amazed and be proud of how we persevered and managed to get through the past year of COVID-19 battered but unbowed...
COVID-19 Spotlights the Need to Continue the Fight for Safety and Health
March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Every year on April 28, workers come together for Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have died, been injured, or contracted an occupational...
Who Conducts Function Four Reviews (or Scams) in the Middle of a Pandemic?
March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Postal Service intends to conduct 607 Level 3 Function 4 reviews and 8,772 modified Level 2 Function 4 reviews in offices across the country....
Custodial Team Cleaning Failed the COVID Test
March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In the March-April 2019 issue, we raised the alarm that the Custodial Team Cleaning Program (CTC), along with its chemicals, was doomed to fail. We...
House Passes the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
March 1, 2021
On February 27th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1319, the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.” This bill promises to help stabilize communities across the country and provide emergency assistance to the working class. If passed in the...