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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...

What Could Happen in the Lame Duck Session

November 2, 2018
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard With a new congressional session coming up, our fight is not over. We must...

Tune in to Hear What the APWU is Doing to Fight the Sale of the Post Office

November 2, 2018
Richmond, VA Our fight to stop postal privatization will continue well after the election! We must continue to advocate for a public Postal Service and keep it from being sold off to the highest bidder. On Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. EST and 7 p.m. EST the...

Maintaining a Financially Sound Local

November 2, 2018
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell One of the overwhelming responsibilities of all officers, shop stewards and representatives of the union is...

Pledge Your Time in 2019!

November 2, 2018
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Vice President  Debby Szeredy Going forward there are more battles ahead: the fight against privatizing the Postal Service, against...

Eagle or Vulture?

November 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By President Mark Dimondstein  “We won’t let the postal eagle be replaced by the vulture.” What a great response by Legislative Grassroots...

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