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USPS Announces Termination of FSAFEDS Accounts for 2025 Plan Year, Provides New Enrollment Option for Affected Employees
January 17, 2025
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Postal Service notified the APWU that it is informing employees who enrolled in the FSAFEDS Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for plan year 2025 that their accounts will be terminated. FSAFEDS is no longer the FSA administrator...
Postal Workers and Allies: Stop the Slowdown!
January 17, 2025
Stop the Slowdown! The Postal Service proposed plans to decrease service standards to the detriment of our communities. Here’s why hundreds of thousands members of the public are standing up and fighting back against efforts to degrade the country’s...
MS 1 BEM Staffing Updates
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Building Equipment Maintenance (BEM) Mechanics are responsible for maintaining postal building infrastructures, namely (1) Building Electrical Systems (...
Automation: Progress for Whom?
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Postal Service’s use of automation has taken away Clerk Craft work, made remaining work harder, and reduced the power of workers at the Post Office...
Fighting Back Against Hostile Work Environments
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
“A workplace free of harassment is beneficial to everyone. The environment in the postal workplace, however, can be difficult if not miserable.” These...
The Role of the Local Trustee
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Local trustees are the financial gatekeepers of local finances and ensure local officers are maintaining fiduciary responsibilities. Whether local...
249 Post Offices, Stations, Branches on a Suspension / Discontinuance List for 2019
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
State and local presidents have been sent the latest Suspension List for 2019 that was released after Quarter 4 FY 2018. A Mobilizing Toolkit was also...