Retirees

The APWU Retirees Department is the voice of retired APWU members — within the union and on Capitol Hill.

Our Work

OPM Quick Guide to Federal Retirement Processing

APWU Releases Q&As about 2025 Voluntary Early Retirement

Stay Involved as a Retiree Member

TSP Webinars

Retiree Online Join

Retiree Chapters

Medicare Integration

2024 Peak Season Holiday Clerk Assitants

Retiree Convention Delegates

Join the APWU Retirees Department Now – 2025 APWU Retirees Fillable Application Form

Friday Alerts from Alliance for Retired Americans

Nancy Olumekor

Retirees Director
(202) 842-8584

Latest News for Retirees

Retiree Q&A Center

If you have any questions about when to retire from the USPS or questions about what retirement benefits you are owed from your time as a postal employee, please email RetireeQandA@apwu.org.

Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB)

The Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA) (signed into law on April 6, 2022) mandated the creation of a new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program. PSHB is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and will be administered by the Office of Personnel Management. Coverage under the PSHB Program will be effective January 1, 2025. Visit apwu.org/medicare-integration for more information.

PSHB Annuitant Fact Sheet

PSHB Employee Fact Sheet

PSHB Annuitant Brochure

PSHB Employee Brochure

PSHB Special Enrollment Period Announcement Postcard

PSHB Annuitant Fact Sheet

PSHB Employee Fact Sheet

PSHB Annuitant Brochure

PSHB Employee Brochure

PSHB Special Enrollment Period Announcement Postcard

Flip the Script on Aging

Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor encourages retirees to honor Older Americans Month by flipping the script on aging – reframe our mindsets and focus on the positive aspects of growing older while fostering relationships with the community around us.

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