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News Article | November 7, 2022
Looking Ahead: Legislative Activity to Come on Capitol Hill and the Need to Bolster Our COPA Program
As the end of the 117th Congress draws near, it is important to highlight the importance of APWU’s nonpartisan Committee on Political Action (COPA), which allows the union to keep up the fight for the public Postal Service, the labor movement, and the working class.
News Article | November 12, 2021
Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard Reflects on 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
News Article | August 19, 2019
House Majority Supports H.R. 2382
On August 16, the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382) achieved a bipartisan majority of cosponsors. This critical milestone is the direct result of a successful, day of action held on July 23 and our ongoing work with the AFL-CIO, and our sister postal unions.
Postal Wire | July 30, 2019
Letter to the editor: Postmaster of USPS spouting same script as predecessors
Postal Wire | July 2, 2019
Postal Service Floats Big Cuts to Employee Pay, Leave and Benefits
Postal Wire | June 14, 2019
Employers May Bar Union Solicitation in Their Facilities: NLRB
News Article | May 2, 2019
Legislation Calls to Repeal Prefunding Mandate
On Monday, Apr. 29, members of Congress introduced H.R. 2382, the USPS Fairness Act. This legislation would repeal, in full, the onerous prefunding of retiree health care benefits mandate Congress put in place in 2006. The mandate requires the Postal Service to prefund its retiree health care benefi...
News Article | May 2, 2019
House Committee Looks for Solutions for the Postal Service’s Finances
In an Apr. 30 hearing, The House Committee on Oversight & Reform (COR) examined the financial conditions of the United States Postal Service. The committee invited Postmaster General Megan Brennan, Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Director of the Office of Accountability and Compliance Margaret Ci...
News Article | February 19, 2019
New Social Security Legislation Introduced
On Feb. 14, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the “Expand Social Security Act,” legislation that would expand benefits and add almost 50 years of solvency to the program. Social Security, in its current form, is paying out more money to recipients than it takes in, and will no longer be able to...
News Article | November 12, 2018
Register Today to Join the Call on Nov. 14!
On Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. EST and 7 p.m. EST the Legislative & Political Department will host a call on the US Mail Not for Sale campaign. Click here for a downloadable flyer to spread the word! As we move into the Congressional Lame Duck Session - the period after the mid-term elections, but before n...
News Article | November 2, 2018
Tune in to Hear What the APWU is Doing to Fight the Sale of the Post Office
Richmond, VA Our fight to stop postal privatization will continue well after the election! We must continue to advocate for a public Postal Service and keep it from being sold off to the highest bidder. On Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. EST and 7 p.m. EST the Legislative & Political Department will host a call...
News Article | October 11, 2018
Eastern Region APWU Members Meet with NJ-3 Congressional Candidate
On Sunday, October 7, the day before the National Day of Action, Eastern Region APWU members met with Andy Kim, Democratic Party candidate for the NJ-3rd Congressional District, and presented him with a COPA contribution.
News Article | October 4, 2018
Saving the Postal Employees’ Relief Fund
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Human Relations Director Sue Carney Your donations are needed to sustain the Postal Employees’ Relief Fund (PERF). PERF is a nonprofit charitable organization. When disaster strikes and all i...
News Article | October 2, 2018
Resolutions Opposing Privatization of the Postal Service Introduced in Congress
On July 16, a leading group of Congressional representatives took action to help combat a proposal to privatize the Postal Service by introducing House Resolution 993. The privatization proposal, put forward by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget in their report Delivering Government S...
News Article | July 26, 2018
Major Victory For Expanded Postal Services
On Wednesday, July 18, the APWU and our allies won a big victory by defeating an attempt to prohibit the Postal Service from expanding financial services. In a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, an amendment to a government appropriation bill (H.R. 6147) offered by Representativ...