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Second Payment of $15 Million Settlement for Part-time Regular Workers Announced

June 22, 2025
Second Payment of $15 Million Settlement for Part-time Regular Workers Announced

Update: CDL Medical Certification Integration

June 18, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopted a rule change in 2015, along with many other components of this rule change, was the requirement that the Medical Examiner who performs a Commercial Driver Certification physical will...

Tool List Dispute Settlement

Motor Vehicle officers settled a dispute with management on Nov. 3, 2011 [PDF], concerning the new tool list.  While the new list reduces the total number of tools, many of the eliminated tools were antiquated and rarely used.  The settlement...

USPS Instructs Facilities Not to By-Pass Biohazard Detection Systems On Their AFCS

The APWU recently became aware that postal facilities with the Biohazard Detection System (BDS) on their Advanced Facer-Canceler Systems (AFCS) machines have made local decisions to by-pass the AFCS and utilize alternate canceling equipment (such as...

An Epidemic of Insanity?

Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.So the abuse, fraud, graft and corruption associated with USPS outsourcing makes management’s subcontracting decisions baffling.

The Importance of Keeping Current

The Retirees Department receives many inquiries from people who are having problems receiving annuity checks, Federal Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) information, 1099R tax forms, and other important retirement benefit documents.

Fighting to Protect Our Future

I would like to thank the members of the APWU for electing me the Executive Vice President of the American Postal Workers Union. It is truly an honor. Thank you to every member who cast a ballot.

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