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News Article | January 27, 2012
e-Team Report, Jan. 27, 2012
Emergency Legislative Alert! S. 1789: Take Action Today!
News Article | December 20, 2011
Sen. Akaka, Rep. DeFazio Introduce Postal Bills
Several bills were introduced in Congress this month that would help resolve the Postal Service’s financial crisis and improve service to the American people, APWU Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid reports.
News Article | December 20, 2011
Funding Bill Postpones Pre-Funding Due Date
The government funding bill Congress approved over the weekend included a reprieve for the Postal Service: It delays until August the due date for the USPS to make a $5.5 billion payment to pre-fund healthcare benefits for future retirees.
News Article | December 17, 2011
e-Team Report, Dec. 17, 2011
Postal Service to Temporarily Put a Freeze to Closures House Republicans Attack Federal Retirement Benefits Congressman DeFazio Introduces Legislation to Solve the Postal Service Financial Crisis By the Numbers – USPS
News Article | December 9, 2011
Senators Seek to Stop USPS Cutbacks
Twenty senators are asking Congress to impose a six-month moratorium on USPS plans to consolidate more than 250 mail processing plants, close thousands of post offices, and eliminate overnight mail delivery, in order to give lawmakers an opportunity to consider postal reform legislation.
Press Release | December 5, 2011
USPS Plan Will Hasten Demise of a Still-Vital Institution
Degrading Mail Service Will Hurt, Not Help, USPS
News Article | December 5, 2011
USPS Plan Will Hasten Demise Of a Still-Vital Institution
“The Postal Service plan will hasten the demise of the USPS,” APWU President Cliff Guffey said in response to the agency’s announcement that it would seek an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission on plans to eliminate next-day delivery of first-class mail and periodicals.
News Article | November 23, 2011
e-Team Report, Nov. 23, 2011
Senator Sanders’s Bill Looks To Fix the USPS Financial Crisis ACI Survey Says Overwhelming Majority Of Consumers Oppose Closing Facilities Postal Turkey Talk
News Article | November 21, 2011
Sen. Sanders’ Bill Addresses USPS Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) recently introduced the Postal Service Protection Act (S. 1853), a bill that would go a long way toward resolving the USPS financial crisis, Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid reports.
News Article | November 16, 2011
Vote No on H.R. 2309
A bill that would destroy the Postal Service as we know it was approved by a key congressional committee on Oct. 13, and could come up for a vote in the full House at any time. ALSO: The Collective Bargaining Agreement obligates the Postal Service to make “every effort” to create desirable duty assi...
News Article | November 9, 2011
Senate Panel Approves Postal Legislation
A Senate committee approved postal legislation that would severely weaken the USPS, by a vote of 11 to 6 on Nov. 9. ALSO: Beginning Nov. 23, 2011, mandatory overtime will end for many APWU-represented employees.
News Article | November 4, 2011
Postal Unions Honor Military Veterans, Oppose Destructive Bill in New TV Ad
The APWU has launched a new TV ad that salutes our nation’s “real life heroes” and points out that a bill pending in the House of Representatives would force the USPS to fire tens of thousands of military veterans. ALSO: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will vote on...
News Article | November 3, 2011
Senators Introduce Postal Legislation
The 21st Century Postal Service Act, introduced by four senators on Nov. 2, provides short-term financial relief, but also would inflict long-term damage to the nation’s mail system, President Cliff Guffey said.
News Article | November 2, 2011
Senators Announce Postal Bill
Four U.S. senators unveiled postal legislation on Nov. 2 that will have important implications for APWU members.
News Article | October 31, 2011
Battle Over USPS Future Enters Critical Period
The battle over the future of the Postal Service — and our jobs — has reached a critical stage: Key senators are meeting behind closed doors in an effort to produce a compromise bill to address the USPS financial crisis. It is likely that any proposals they develop will be submitted to the congressi...