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Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!
June 6, 2025
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration:...
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.
The Solution to Resolving the USPS’s Delayed Mail Challenge and Building Back Better
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 20, the Postal Regulatory Commission advised the USPS not to change service standards. There were over 130,000 comments submitted to the...
Surviving a Hurricane or an Earthquake
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As I write this article, many APWU members are still recovering from the effects of this year’s devastating weather. My prayers go out to my APWU...
Update on Postal Service Reform Act
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 is critical to providing the Postal Service with much-needed financial relief. It is slowly moving its way...
The Billionaire “Space” Race is Built on Workers’ Backs
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
With great media fanfare, three billionaires, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Richard Branson of Virgin Group and Elon Musk of Tesla, are engaging in a new “...
VA Issues New Rules Regarding Mandatory Vaccination
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became the first Federal Agency to require the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of...