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House Passes Bill to Eliminate the FERS Supplemental “Bridge” Payment
May 22, 2025
The House just passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which eliminates the FERS supplemental bridge payment and funnels $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. Our fight now moves to the Senate.
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:
Message from Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard
January 4, 2021
We have entered the new year and, with it, a flurry of Congressional activity.
Following the passage of H.R. 113, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act on December 27th (which included funding for the Postal Service),...
A Step Forward on Postal Service's COVID-Relief
December 28, 2020
On December 27, 2020, after months of political gridlock, the President signed into law another sweeping COVID relief bill, which included vital funding for the Postal Service. This bill will convert the $10 billion additional borrowing authority...
Major Agreement Reached on Function 1 “Mail Processing” Staffing
December 24, 2020
Postal Management and the American Postal Workers Union signed a major Memorandum of Understanding to help address the chronic understaffing at mail processing facilities throughout much of the country.
Annual Leave Payment Limitations for Retirees
December 24, 2020
For APWU members planning on retiring at the end of the year, you may be affected by limitations to the annual leave carryover.
ZOOM Trainings sponsored by APWU, AFL-CIO Research & Education Department
December 11, 2020
The Research and Education Department is sponsoring a series of Zoom Training for local and state officers and shop stewards in the months of January and February of 2021.