APWU Opposes Anti-Postal, Anti-Union Bills
APWU OPPOSES ANTI-WORKER, ANTI-POSTAL BILLS
APWU has been tracking many new bills that would negatively impact working families if passed by Congress and signed into law. Below are two of the most concerning bills since they impact postal workers and the United States Postal Service directly:
Bill Information |
Why We Oppose This Bill |
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Paycheck Protection Act (H.R. 2174) |
This bill would restrict all federal and postal unions from deducting dues from employee paychecks. APWU members choose to become union members and pay their dues voluntarily, but this bill would restrict your freedom to spend your earnings as you choose. In addition to union dues, this bill restricts deductions for “fees or political contributions,” which may mean all other deductions, such as COPA and TSP. |
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Return to Sender Act (H.R. 1982, S. 913) |
This bill would take back the $3 billion given to the United States Postal Service for a new electric vehicle (EV) fleet and charging stations in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. |
Anti-Union Bills: APWU Solidarity Actions
APWU has also been tracking many new bills that would negatively impact federal unions if passed by Congress and signed into law. Below are four of the most concerning bills since they impact federal workers directly:
Bill Information |
Why We Oppose This Bill |
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Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act (H.R. 1210, S.511) |
This bill would charge federal unions for official time (“union time”) and for the use of agency resources. |
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Preserving Presidential Management Authority Act (H.R. 2249) |
This bill would give the president of the United States the ability to negotiate and/or terminate federal union collective bargaining agreements. |
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Federal Workforce Freedom Act (S. 1006) |
This bill would ban federal employees from joining or organizing a union, as well as ban federal agencies from collectively bargaining with labor unions. |
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Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act (H.R. 489) |
This bill would require Congress to vote regularly to reauthorize each agency or the agency would be abolished. This subjects every federal agency to partisan politics. |
