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News Article | November 5, 2018
Court Rules Pain is a Disability
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans recently ruled that pain alone, without an underlying disability, may entitle veterans to compensation benefits. This decision could affect both veterans s...
News Article | July 27, 2018
Members in Action
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) PORTLAND, CINCINNATI LOCALS RALLY AGAINST CUTBACKS IN JOBS AND SERVICE Teresa Oller, steward from Portland OR Area Local, helps lead a rally against jobs and service cuts. In June, as the APWU barga...
News Article | July 24, 2018
Hearing Loss
Twenty percent of Americans report some degree of hearing loss but those who serve are far more impacted by auditory disorders than the general public due to their exposure to artillery gunfire, battlefield explosives, loud machinery, aircraft noise and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Hearing loss...
News Article | June 21, 2018
White House Plan to Privatize the Postal Service
The White House proposal on restructuring the federal government released today, “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century,” delivered nothing but misinformation and, if implemented, would end regular mail and package services at an affordable cost to 157 million addresses every day. Furt...
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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...
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News Article | March 1, 2018
Unique Challenges for Female Vets
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Record numbers of women are serving in the military and this means more female veterans. More than two million women currently account for 10 percent of our country’s veteran population and that number...
News Article | January 1, 2018
My Health eVet
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) My Health eVet (MHV) is an award winning, comprehensive website provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It offers veterans, active duty service members, their dependents and caregive...
News Article | November 9, 2017
News Article | November 1, 2017
Long Overdue Welcome Home
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This Veterans’ Day the Military Exchange will open its virtual doors to more than 13 million veterans. All honorably-discharged veterans will receive a lifelong benefit to online exchange shoppin...
News Article | July 1, 2017
Attacks on Veterans
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget plan levies an attack against our veterans who are elderly and disabled. His cuts aim to terminate Individual Unemployability (IU) benefits for veterans who ar...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Presumption of Service Connection for Select Diseases Associated with Lejeune Water
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Human Relations Director Sue Carney The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published new regulations establishing a presumptive service-connection for eight diseases associated with the once cont...
News Article | February 9, 2017
APWU Gives Veterans a Helping Hand
Veterans proceeding through the APWU check point. On Jan. 28, the APWU and community volunteers joined the Veterans Administration (VA) to give help and hope to veterans at the 23rd annual Winterhaven Stand Down. This was the 13th consecutive year that APWU officers and staff participated in the eve...
News Article | December 20, 2016
Priorities Trump Should Set for Vets
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) President-elect Donald Trump made veterans, trade and jobs the cornerstones of his campaign.
News Article | November 1, 2016
Veteran’s Day
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Every year on Nov. 11, Americans celebrate Veterans Day to honor the millions of men and women who have served, or are serving in our nation’s Armed Forces.
News Article | November 1, 2016
Veteran’s Day
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Every year on Nov. 11, Americans celebrate Veterans Day to honor the millions of men and women who have served, or are serving in our nation’s Armed Forces.