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School Lunch Junk Fees Hit Working Families’ Wallets
November 19, 2024
The American Postal Worker sheds a light on school lunch “junk fees” that are another way big banks exploit working people.
Postal Service Eliminates Deepest Presort Discounts for Package Consolidators
November 19, 2024
The Postal Service eliminated the deepest presort discounts used by package consolidators, returning work to the USPS and increasing revenue.
Raises Implemented Feb. 3
February 20, 2007
The union has been informed that new pay rates for APWU-represented employees were implemented in Pay Period 04-2007 and will appear in checks dated Feb. 23. The new implementation date was two pay periods ahead of the date initially promised by the...
‘Employee Free Choice Act’ Events Set for Feb. 19-23
February 16, 2007
More than 130 members of Congress will join workers, union leaders, and community activists at press conferences and other events in cities across the country Feb. 19-23 to demonstrate support for the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. The bipartisan...
USPS Abandons Nine More AMP Studies
February 12, 2007
The Postal Service has notified the APWU that it has cancelled nine more Area Mail Processing studies.
In a statement on Feb. 9, the Postal Service told the APWU that “it has been determined that there are currently no significant opportunities to...
Labor Board Files Complaint Against DHL
February 12, 2007
A DHL director of labor relations, the NLRB complaint says, “implied that it would be futile for employees to select the union as their bargaining representative by telling employees there is only so much money for labor costs, and for them to gain...
Revised: Raises Take Effect March 3; Other Changes Feb. 3
February 5, 2007
APWU News Bulletin #03-2007 omitted the full application of the recently negotiated limitations on the use of casuals. Clarifications are marked in bold.
The USPS will be authorized to hire casuals for 360-day terms;
The limit on the use of casuals...