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This is a 'Code Red Alert' to APWU Veterans
January 21, 2025
In the last Home Front article, we warned veterans about “Project 2025” and how a second Trump term would destroy the VA, and VA healthcare benefits. Unfortunately for our APWU veteran family, his Project 2025 plan to destroy VA healthcare could...
USPS Announces Termination of FSAFEDS Accounts for 2025 Plan Year, Provides New Enrollment Option for Affected Employees
January 17, 2025
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Postal Service notified the APWU that it is informing employees who enrolled in the FSAFEDS Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for plan year 2025 that their accounts will be terminated. FSAFEDS is no longer the FSA administrator...
The Function One Fiasco
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Eastern Regional Coordinator Mike Gallagher
The USPS embarked on a mission to staff all Function One Mail Processing operations using a program...
Filling Maintenance Vacancies - Part 1
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Maintenance Craft Directors
The Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) is the mutually agreed upon explanation on how to apply our contract...
A Culture of Solidarity
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Clerk Craft Directors
The owners of large corporations and their allies are behind the push to degrade and dismantle the Postal Service. Their...
Workers Under Attack and Fighting Back!
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman
Today, more than ever, I am thankful to be a member of the APWU. Throughout my career the union has...
We Are Stronger With Our Allies
July 23, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) has begun bargaining with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for...