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News Article | September 14, 2009
Obama to Speak at AFL-CIO Convention
Among the highlights of the AFL-CIO convention that began Sept. 12 in Pittsburgh will be an appearance by President Obama.
News Article | September 11, 2009
House to Vote Soon on Postal Relief Bill
The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon — perhaps as early as Tuesday, Sept. 15 — on legislation that would provide the USPS with short-term relief from severe financial difficulties.
News Article | September 10, 2009
Retirement, Separation Incentive Interpretations Document Updated
The union has updated a document that offers explanations of the Aug. 24, 2009, Memorandum of Understanding offering incentives to USPS employees who retire or separate in the coming months.
News Article | September 10, 2009
Arlington Cemetery Service Will Honor APWU Vets
APWU members and their families are invited to a special wreath-laying ceremony Sept. 12 at one of the nation’s most hallowed memorial sites: Arlington National Cemetery.
News Article | September 4, 2009
Effective Dates of Retirement, Separation Limited
The USPS and APWU have agreed that employees who as of Aug. 24 had a scheduled retirement date of Sept. 30 or earlier will be permitted to retire or separate on the date they selected, and will be eligible to receive the $15,000 incentive negotiated by the union and management.
News Article | September 4, 2009
Questions and Answers on Incentive Program
The APWU and USPS have reached agreement on the answers to a series of questions regarding the incentive program for employees who retire or separate in the coming months.
News Article | September 3, 2009
USPS Releases New List Of Stations Targeted for Closure
The Postal Service announced Sept. 2 that it has reduced to 413 the number of stations and branches currently under consideration for closure.
News Article | September 2, 2009
Union Refutes Wall Street Journal Editorial
It came as no surprise that a Wall Street Journal editorial outlining the Postal Service’s financial difficulties concluded that the USPS should be privatized, but since the column was riddled with inaccuracies, APWU President William Burrus fired back.
News Article | September 1, 2009
Members Asked to Support ‘Union Label Week’
“Union Label Week” will be observed from Monday Sept. 7 through Saturday Sept. 12.
News Article | August 31, 2009
APWU Rebuts Myths About the US Postal Service
News articles often imply that USPS financial problems are irreversible, and that “hard-copy mail is destined to be replaced by electronic messages.”
News Article | August 25, 2009
Union Negotiates Monetary Incentive For Retirements, Separations
APWU-represented employees who retire or separate on or before Nov. 30, 2009, will receive a monetary incentive of $15,000, in accordance with an agreement negotiated by the union.
News Article | August 20, 2009
USPS Assailed for Airing Ads During Bigot’s TV Broadcasts
APWU President William Burrus has asked the Postal Service to join with other responsible companies and withdraw sponsorship of an offensive nightly TV offering, “The Glenn Beck Program.”
News Article | August 20, 2009
APWU Spearheads Community Battles to Keep Retail Units Open
APWU members have been pressing the Postal Service for information about stations and branches targeted for closure, and rallying the support of communities, their legislators, and the media about USPS plans to shutter nearly 700 large post offices.
News Article | August 19, 2009
Burrus: ‘Short-Sighted’ Strategy Will Mean Long-Term Damage
In a follow-up to recent testimony before a House subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus explored alternatives to station-and-branch closures, which the Postal Service is planning in reaction to a severe financial crisis.
News Article | August 18, 2009
APWU Responds to New York Times Column
When a business columnist for the venerable New York Times wrote an article outlining the Postal Service’s financial difficulties and concluded that the USPS should be privatized, APWU President William Burrus fired back.