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Better Staffing, Better Service

August 2, 2024
A Grassroots Campaign to Improve Our Public Postal Service

An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

July 31, 2024
The APWU has never stopped fighting to pass the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82, S. 597). 

Help for Your Survivors

This column regularly covers topics important to current and future retirees and their families. Usually the topics are related to retirement itself, but this article is intended to help your “survivors” smoothly handle your affairs when you no...

Dispute Over USPS Refusal to Accept FMLA Medical Certification Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's refusal to accept medical certification for chronic conditions covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act if not submitted at the time of the absence.

e-Team Report, Aug. 12, 2011

Postal Service Looks to Destroy Layoff Protection in Collective Bargaining Agreements Through Legislation President Guffey on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” Vote By Mail Law in California Strengthened and Rhode Island Enhances Vote By Mail Law

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...

Memorial T-shirts

These shirts pay tribute to our APWU-family members who have been killed in action. To our knowledge, 17 members of the APWU family have paid the ultimate price while fighting in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  

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