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Reconciliation Legislation Passes - Attacks on Postal Pensions DEFEATED

July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...

Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service

June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”

Settlement Clarifies 204B Language

May 8, 2012
The APWU has reached a Step 4 settlement with the Postal Service that clarifies language in the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) regarding the eligibility of Maintenance Craft employees who were detailed to non-bargaining unit positions to...

PMG: We Never Used the Word ‘Closure’

May 4, 2012
In an interview televised on C-SPAN on April 27,  Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe down-played the threat of post office and mail processing plant closures and suggested no major changes would take place anytime soon.

APWU, USPS Agree On New Lead Clerk Jobs

May 4, 2012
The APWU and USPS agreed to job descriptions for new Lead Clerk positions on May 4, and agreed to the process for posting and bidding the new positions.

APWU Forms Available For FMLA Medical Certification

May 2, 2012
**(8/8/18 FOR THE MOST CURRENT FMLA INFORMATION CLICK HERE)** The APWU FMLA Forms are once again available for employees to use when submitting medical certification for leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

APWU, USPS Settle Dispute On Covering Custodial Absences

May 1, 2012
The APWU and Postal Service have settled a grievance regarding the proper procedure for covering absences of custodians, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced.

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