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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).

2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).

Fox News, Wrong Again!

May 9, 2012
Fox News may have set a new record for inaccurate reporting this week in a story about the Postal Service.

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...

Unions Honor Workers Who Lost Their Lives on the Job

May 8, 2012
Members of the Bricklayers Union set 73 engraved bricks at the National Workers Memorial on April 27 to honor workers who lost their lives on the job in 2011. The Memorial paid special tribute this year to first responders and public employees.

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.

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