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Revealed: Musk Uses DOGE to Stifle Competition, Siphon Money into Own Pockets
May 20, 2025
Our tax dollars should be used to better our communities. But at the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk is allocating funds to stifle market competition in areas that were once used to help his companies thrive. Read more:
Defending APWU Veterans Harmed by the Current VA Crisis
May 20, 2025
The Union Veterans Council, in partnership with APWU affiliate veteran leaders and veteran service organizations nationwide, will address the devastating impact of the Trump and Musk attacks on our veterans and their family members.
The Struggle Continues in Alabama as 1,100 Coal Miners Remain on Strike
May 28, 2021
In the May-June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker, we reported on the Warrior Met Coal Miners’ strike in Alabama, which began on April 1 following the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) filing unfair labor practices charges with the NLRB....
Bipartisan Postal Reform Legislation Introduced in the Senate
May 26, 2021
Last week, Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-OH), of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led a bipartisan coalition of 20 original co-sponsors in introducing the Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 in...
Now It Is Easier to File FECA COVID Claims
May 21, 2021
The recently signed American Rescue Plan of 2021 makes it easier to file Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) claims for COVID-19. The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) wants federal and postal employees to know that anyone who is...
PSEs to See Pay Raise
May 21, 2021
On Saturday, May 22, 2021, Postal Support Employees (PSEs) will receive a pay increase of 20 cents per hour. The additional pay will be reflected in pay checks dated June 11, 2021. The new hourly rates for PSEs can be found here. This is will be the...
Big Day Approaching!
May 18, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 22, we officially open negotiations with the United States Postal Service for a new union contract. Our current national agreement covering some...