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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...
Successful Maintenance Division Conference
September 10, 2022
The 2022 APWU National Convention started on Monday, August 15, 2022 and lasted for four days. We participated in Maintenance Council meetings on Thursday, August 11 and pre-convention workshops (MS-1 staffing issues and Article 12 in the...
A Successful Convention, and Motivation to Grow our Local and State Power
September 10, 2022
APWU National Conventions are always uplifting for everyone, and the 26th Biennial Convention was all that and more. This is our union democracy in action. I was honored to chair during some of the discussions on our resolutions during three of the...
Reporting Back On Four Years And Looking To The Future
September 10, 2022
Since 2009, the USPS has wanted to cut our workforce and reduce the retail footprint using Contract Postal Units (CPUs), approved shippers, and reducing or closing retail operations, which, if successful, would have reduced mail processing and...
Arbitrator Sharnoff Issues National-Level Award on ADUS Craft Jurisdiction
September 9, 2022
On September 1, 2022 Arbitrator Joseph M. Sharnoff issued his latest national-level RI-399 award, this one concerning the Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS). The ADUS award was the last in a series of four RI-399 craft jurisdiction awards that...
Retirees Online Applications for Holiday Temp Jobs Due Sept. 5, 2022
August 29, 2022
Time is running short for APWU retirees who are interested in temporary work as:
Annuitant Holiday Clerk Assistant (HCA)
Retirees have the opportunity to be rehired as temporary Annuitant Holiday Assistants again this year and work until December 30...