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News Article | August 27, 2021
Surviving a Hurricane or an Earthquake
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As I write this article, many APWU members are still recovering from the effects of this year’s devastating weather. My prayers go out to my APWU families who were adversely affected. Natural disaster...
News Article | August 27, 2021
The Billionaire “Space” Race is Built on Workers’ Backs
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With great media fanfare, three billionaires, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Richard Branson of Virgin Group and Elon Musk of Tesla, are engaging in a new “space race” while workers at these companies are mist...
News Article | August 27, 2021
The Power of Organizing
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I often hear some members asking why it matters that we keep emphasizing the importance of organizing. With 200,000 members, some say, why does it matter that we keep talking to non-members and growin...
News Article | August 27, 2021
The Solution to Resolving the USPS’s Delayed Mail Challenge and Building Back Better
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 20, the Postal Regulatory Commission advised the USPS not to change service standards. There were over 130,000 comments submitted to the Federal Register/Postal Regulatory Commission, from cus...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Update on Postal Service Reform Act
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 is critical to providing the Postal Service with much-needed financial relief. It is slowly moving its way through Congress. In May, the bill received bipartisan...
News Article | August 27, 2021
VA Issues New Rules Regarding Mandatory Vaccination
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became the first Federal Agency to require the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced that t...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Women’s Health
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) It is important to take an active role in our health, and continue or catch up on healthy choices and preventative screenings. Because of concerns about COVID-19, too many people have put off importan...
PDF Resource | August 26, 2021
VA Welcome Kit – Version 2.0 – November 2020
PDF Resource | August 25, 2021
USPS Report: PSE District Compliance Report Pay Period 17 – August 13, 2021
News Article | August 24, 2021
National Maintenance Assistant Director “A” Jimmie Waldon Retires
National Maintenance Assistant Director “A” Jimmie Waldon announced his retirement in August 2021 after over 14 years as a national officer. Prior to being elected to this position on July 18, 2018, he served as the Western Region Maintenance National Business Agent for eleven years. He also served...
News Article | August 20, 2021
AFL-CIO Executive Council Elects Sister Liz Shuler President
Today, the AFL-CIO Executive Council elected Sister Liz Shuler President of the federation to fill the vacancy left by the untimely death of Brother Richard Trumka on August 5.
News Article | August 20, 2021
OSHA Releases New COVID-19 Guidance to Protect Workers
As the Delta Variant of the COVID-19 virus is raging through the country the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, encourages you to follow recommendations that slow the spread of COVID-19. These include: Wearing a Face Covering when indoors no matter the level of spread in your community
PDF Resource | August 16, 2021
FTR Annual Basic Rates – Effective August 28, 2021
PDF Resource | August 16, 2021
FTR Hourly Basic Rates – Effective August 28, 2021
PDF Resource | August 16, 2021