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News Article | May 4, 2026

PSE Pay, Sunday Premium

For many years part-time flexibles ( PTFS ) have questioned why their overtime rates of pay were calculated differently than full-time employees. Now we have Postal Support Employees (PSEs), and their overtime rates are calculated differently as well. I have received many questions from the field on...

News Article | May 4, 2026

Protect Your FMLA and USERRA Rights

The APWU has received complaints from union members recently of instances where the Postal Service is violating their rights under federal law, most notably the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).

News Article | May 4, 2026

USPS Provided Incorrect Notification On FMLA Status to Employees

The Postal Service recently informed the APWU that it provided incorrect notification to 696 employees on a Designation Notice for FMLA Leave (Form WH-382) that was sent to them in late March.  

News Article | May 4, 2026

New FMLA Rules Effective January 16

The APWU has been meeting with the Postal Service regarding the implementation of changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – changes the Bush Administration implemented just four days before President Bush leaves office. 

News Article | May 4, 2026

New APWU FMLA Forms Available

The APWU's FMLA forms have been updated to meet revised certification requirements that took effect Jan. 16, 2009. The forms have also been renumbered. APWU Form 1 is for leave for an employee's own serious health condition and APWU Form 2 is for leave to care for a family member's serious health co...

News Article | July 11, 2022

Mental Health Conditions and the FMLA

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In May of this year, the Department of Labor updated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to address mental health conditions. FMLA requires the employer to: Provide 12 work weeks of FMLA leave each...

News Article | March 27, 2018

Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop

The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 16th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with a wealth of information to take home to their local and state organizations. Twenty-eight workshops will be offered on Friday, Aug. 17... All APWU mem...

News Article | May 1, 2016

A Technological Advance: Bid Tracking System Helps Locals Protect Jobs

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The industrial relations department launched the bid tracking System (BTS), which helps local unions ensure that jobs are filled, on March 9, 2016.

News Article | May 1, 2016

A Technological Advance: Bid Tracking System Helps Locals Protect Jobs

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The industrial relations department launched the bid tracking System (BTS), which helps local unions ensure that jobs are filled, on March 9, 2016.

News Article | May 2, 2012

APWU Forms Available For FMLA Medical Certification

**(8/8/18 FOR THE MOST CURRENT FMLA INFORMATION CLICK HERE)** The APWU FMLA Forms are once again available for employees to use when submitting medical certification for leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

News Article | April 23, 2012

APWU Wins Important FMLA Arbitration

(Updated 05/02/12) The APWU won an important arbitration case on April 18, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service cannot require employees to use forms developed by the Department of Labor (DOL) when they submit certification for leave under the provisions of the Family & Medical Le...

News Article | December 17, 2010

Union Encourages Members to Use Department of Labor Forms For FMLA Leave Requests

The APWU is encouraging members to use Department of Labor forms when requesting Family & Medical Leave, while the union pursues a dispute with the Postal Service over employees’ right to use APWU forms or other equivalent documentation.

News Article | November 17, 2008

Bush’s Lame-Duck Labor Department To Implement Onerous FMLA Rule Changes

As the Bush administration prepares to leave office, it is giving workers one more kick in the teeth: The Department of Labor announced last week that it would implement new regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that will make it harder for workers who are covered by the law...

News Article | April 14, 2008

APWU Members Lead the Charge In Defense of FMLA

APWU members rose to an important challenge in recent weeks: Postal workers submitted more than half of the postings to a Department of Labor Web site that features comments regarding proposed revisions to the Family & Medical Leave Act that would weaken the law. By the deadline for submissions on A...

News Article | April 8, 2008

Union Members Urged to Help Save FMLA Protections

Time is running out for union members to voice objections to new regulations proposed by the Department of Labor that would undermine employees’ medical privacy protections and make it more difficult for workers to exercise their rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

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