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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).
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1913 Silk Strike United Diverse Workforce
October 31, 2010
A 1913 strike among silk industry workers in Paterson, NJ proved that laborers could stand up to the factory bosses who exploited them. The strike united men and women, immigrant and native-born, and skilled and unskilled workers, and although it...
And the Winners Are…
October 28, 2010
President William Burrus has announced the winners of the union’s Voter Participation Contest, which encouraged members to vote in the election of APWU national officers.
APWU Encourages Members To Support the United Way
October 28, 2010
Union leaders are urging APWU members to support the United Way by volunteering at one of its local agencies or by making donations at work during this year’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).
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Installation of National Officers
October 26, 2010
The deadline for purchasing tickets for the Installation of Officers has been extended to Monday, Nov. 1, 2010.
Burrus Shocked, Disappointed By Retirement of PMG Potter
October 26, 2010
Responding to news of the retirement of Postmaster General John E. Potter, APWU President William Burrus issued the following statement.