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News Article | July 16, 2013
Guffey to Testify Before House Committee
APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 17. The hearing will examine a draft postal bill proposed by Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and the need for comprehensive postal reform.
News Article | July 10, 2013
Hidden Agenda: When Doing Nothing Does Something
Despite a flurry of legislative activity in June, it seems clear that some members of Congress aren’t at all interested in saving the Postal Service. They may talk about the USPS crisis; they may even introduce “postal reform” bills. But they’re content to fiddle while the USPS burns. Why? Because t...
News Article | June 28, 2013
e-Team Report, June 28, 2013
Bills for Postal Reform Need to Be Heard! Issa’s Draft Bill is FAR from Compromise July 1st is National Postal Workers Day! Break the Chained CPI… No Cuts to COLAs!
News Article | June 21, 2013
Rep. DeLauro Introduces Bill To Protect Overnight Delivery Standards
Joined by 63 other members of the House, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Protect Overnight Delivery Act (H.R. 2459) on June 20, which would protect overnight mail delivery by preventing the USPS from weakening delivery standards. Moving from overnight to two or three day delivery standards w...
News Article | June 14, 2013
e-Team Report, June 14, 2013
Rep. Issa Releases a “Deeply Disturbing” Draft Postal Reform Bill Rep. DeLauro Calls on House Members to Preserve Overnight Delivery Rep. DeFazio Speaks in Support of Postal Service Protection Act Unintended Consequences of Changing Postal Healthcare Options Trumka: Congress Must End Logjam on NLRB...
News Article | June 14, 2013
Issa’s Draft Bill ‘Deeply Disturbing,’ APWU Says
A draft postal bill released by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on June 13 would punish postal workers, privatize major portions of the USPS, and deprive the American people of vital services, said APWU President Cliff Guffey.
News Article | June 13, 2013
Rep. DeLauro to Introduce ‘Protect Overnight Delivery Act’
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) will introduce legislation to preserve overnight mail delivery and, in the process, protect mail processing facilities from closure, she told fellow lawmakers in a letter dated June 13.
News Article | May 28, 2013
Federal Government Loots USPS; Nobody Seems to Notice
When Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress last week of plans to take money from two federal employee retirement funds to avoid defaulting on the national debt, there was hardly a peep. No outrage. No dismay. Not even a question.
News Article | May 20, 2013
Stop Accelerating Consolidation of Mail Processing
Forty-seven members of Congress have signed a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging him to stand by his commitment to keep more than 70 mail processing facilities open until next spring.
News Article | May 20, 2013
Congressional Support Growing For Postal Service Protection Act
Since the beginning of May, 18 more U.S. representatives and five more senators have become co-sponsors of the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630/S. 316), a bill that would help solve the USPS financial crisis without hurting workers or downgrading mail service.
News Article | May 14, 2013
Guffey Addresses Alliance for Retired Americans
APWU President Cliff Guffey asked leaders of the Alliance for Retired Americans to encourage members of Congress to support the Postal Service Protection Act (S. 316 in the Senate and H.R. 630 in the House) when they met with U.S. senators and representatives on May 10. Guffey addressed the organiza...
News Article | May 6, 2013
Save the Postal Service!
The APWU is asking union members and supporters to sign an online petition urging the White House to Save the Postal Service and Save American Jobs by supporting the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630 in the House and S. 316 in the Senate).
News Article | May 2, 2013
Eight More U.S. Reps. Co-sponsor Postal Service Protection Act
In the past week, eight more members of the U.S. House of Representatives became co-sponsors of the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630), a bill that would help solve the USPS financial crisis without hurting workers or mail service.
News Article | April 26, 2013
e-Team Report, April 26, 2013
Postal Service Protection Act Gains Support in Congress Sign the Petition to Save the Postal Service Obama Announces Nominee for USPS Board of Governors Sen. Carper Expresses Hope for Postal Legislation on Obama’s Desk by July 4th Email Pioneer Says the United States Postal Service Must Survive
News Article | April 26, 2013
Sign the Petition to Save the Postal Service
The APWU is asking union members and supporters to sign an online petition urging the White House to Save the Postal Service and Save American Jobs by supporting the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630 in the House / S. 316 in the Senate).