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News Article | January 30, 2023
Department of Labor Announces New FECA Procedures for COVID-19 Cases
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) expired on January 27. The APWU has opposed the expiration of those provisions of the act that protected federal workers who contracted COVID-19 (COVID). We are providing the following as information to members on the new procedures for COVID-related worke...
News Article | September 10, 2022
Human Relations Department Moving Forward
The 26th Biennial Convention was very inspiring and it was a pleasure to see all of those who came out to exercise their constitutional right to a voice and vote, collectively participating in this democracy. The delegates’ votes dictate to the APWU Leadership how they would like this great union to...
News Article | November 12, 2021
Negotiations Still Ongoing As Clock is Stopped
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On September 20, 2021, the Collective Bargaining Agreement was set to expire at midnight. As the deadline approached, the Core Negotiating Committee (President, Executive Vice-President, Secretary-Tre...
News Article | May 1, 2018
National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Human Relations Director Sue Carney In a huge win for injured postal workers who were subjected to the Postal Service’s National Reassessment Process (NRP), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio...
News Article | March 28, 2018
National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers
The time is now for all current and former permanent-rehabilitation and limited-duty postal employees who were subjected to the USPS National Reassessment Process (NRP) between May 5, 2006 and July 1, 2011 to file a timely claim with the Postal Service to seek monetary damages and other relief. The...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Injured on Duty: Know the Basics
News Article | July 8, 2016
EEOC: National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently ruled that the Postal Service’s National Reassessment Process (NRP) discriminated against injured workers and violated their rights under the Reha...
News Article | July 8, 2016
EEOC: National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently ruled that the Postal Service’s National Reassessment Process (NRP) discriminated against injured workers and violated their rights under the Reha...
News Article | March 1, 2016
Expect More Attacks on Injured Workers
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Over the last decade, attacks on injured federal employees and postal workers, led primarily by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), have been relentless. But she isn’t the only one who has tried to dismantle...
News Article | March 1, 2016
Expect More Attacks on Injured Workers
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Over the last decade, attacks on injured federal employees and postal workers, led primarily by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), have been relentless. But she isn’t the only one who has tried to dismantle...
News Article | January 1, 2016
It’s State Law
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Recently, an APWU local union received a “penalty assessment order” from a state agency that instructed the local union to pay $41,000 for failure to carry workers’ compensation insurance.
News Article | January 1, 2016
It’s State Law
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Recently, an APWU local union received a “penalty assessment order” from a state agency that instructed the local union to pay $41,000 for failure to carry workers’ compensation insurance.
News Article | November 1, 2015
Workers Comp Fraud Investigations
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Special agents of the Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are contracted to “safeguard postal revenue” and are supposed to “operate with integrity, be a model of ethical behavio...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Workers Comp Fraud Investigations
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Special agents of the Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are contracted to “safeguard postal revenue” and are supposed to “operate with integrity, be a model of ethical behavio...
News Article | October 19, 2015
APWU: Don’t Post Health Records Online
The APWU is discouraging union members from participating in a voluntary program established by the Postal Service that creates an online database of their health records, APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced. “Last year’s cyber attack on the Postal Service demonstrates the danger in postin...