About the Retirees Department
The APWU Retirees Department is the voice of retired APWU members — within the union and on Capitol Hill.
Events
APWU 2023 All-Craft Conference
October 2, 2023 to October 4, 2023
3645 S Las Vegas Blvd,
Las Vegas, NV 89109
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.
Still Fighting for The Social Security Fairness Act
(This article first appeared in the Sept/Oct 2023 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Social Security Fairness Act, H.R.82 and S.597 will repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Now is the time, during this 118th session of Congress, to pass the Social Security Fairness Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that public sector workers and their families will receive full Social Security benefits.
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. The PSRA will have no effect on the 2023 Open Season.
Postal Service Health Benefits Fact Sheets
