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Congress Moves to Gut Postal and Federal Pensions — APWU Calls for Immediate Action!
May 1, 2025
On April 30, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a number of significant cuts to the retirement benefits of postal and federal workers. Passed by a slim margin of 22-21, this measure will now be included in the full...
How to Receive One-Time Retirement Incentive Checks
April 29, 2025
The incentive checks will be sent to the employee’s office of last appointment. From there, the retiree can pick it up from the office or it will be mailed from the office to the address indicated on the PS 3077 -Request to Forward Salary Check form...
APWU Testimony Kicks Off Controversy
June 2, 2008
Recent APWU testimony on Capitol Hill about the Postal Service’s obligation to provide “universal service” to all Americans seems to have stirred up a controversy.
Addressing a House subcommittee on May 8, APWU Legislative Director Myke Reid...
Postal Workers Protected from Retaliation for Age-Discrimination Complaints
May 28, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled May 27 that the law that prohibits age discrimination protects federal and postal employees from retaliation when they file age-discrimination complaints. The ruling is noteworthy because the statute in question...
Onsite Children’s Activities Violate Local Regulations
May 23, 2008
While delegates to the last several APWU national conventions have had childcare services available to them, a recently-passed local ordinance means that the union will be unable to coordinate activities for children at this year’s gathering in Las...
Support for Mail Network Protection Act Tops 100
May 21, 2008
Thanks to continuing legislative outreach efforts by APWU locals, 10 additional members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236).
To date, a total of 104 representatives — nearly a...
‘Ask a Working Woman’ Survey
May 19, 2008
Working women understand the difficulties of balancing work and family, the pressure of making ends meet, and the challenges of getting ahead.
That’s why the union urges APWU members to make their voices heard by taking part in the AFL-CIO’s 2008...