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News Article | October 30, 2014
Taking It to the Top
Protesters made their presence known at Staples headquarters in Framingham, MA. Staples executives couldn't miss the message as they drove in to work on Oct. 30.!
News Article | October 29, 2014
Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period, New Leave Year
In accordance with Article 8 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a four-week period each year during December.
News Article | October 29, 2014
Plans Taking Shape for National Day of Action – Nov. 14
Plans are taking shape for a National Day of Action on Nov. 14, when members of the four postal unions and supporters will send a powerful message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governor’s: Stop Delaying America’s Mail.
News Article | October 27, 2014
APWU, USPS Settle Custodial Subcontracting Dispute
The APWU and Postal Service have reached an agreement that prohibits management from subcontracting cleaning services based on an employee’s voluntarily transfer from an office where USPS custodians are employed. The Oct. 27 agreement settles a Step 4 dispute.
News Article | October 26, 2014
APWU Members, Retirees Attend Michigan’s SOAR Coalition Congressional Breakfast
More than 700 APWU members and retirees attended the 32nd congressional breakfast sponsored by the SOAR Coalition of Michigan on Oct. 19.
News Article | October 22, 2014
Retiree COLAs Set at 1.7%
The Social Security Administration has announced a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 1.7 percent for the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). The increase will be reflected in January 2015 annuity payments.
News Article | October 22, 2014
APWU to Harvard President: Stop Staples Deal or Quit Board
The APWU has placed a full-page ad in The Harvard Crimson calling on Harvard University President Drew Faust “to do the right thing or resign.” The right course of action, the ad says, is for Dr. Faust, who sits on the Staples Board of Directors, to use her influence to end the no-bid deal between t...
News Article | October 22, 2014
It’s Going to Take a Lot Longer for Mail to Get From Point A to Point B
The Postal Service intends to lower service standards again on Jan. 5, MSNBC broadcaster Ed Schultz told his audience on Oct. 20, and that means “it’s going to take a lot longer for your mail to get from Point A to Point B. “Overnight mail could be a thing of the past,” he declared. “Eighty-two mail...
News Article | October 22, 2014
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Press Release | October 22, 2014
Postal Workers Union: Harvard President Should Stop Deal that Outsources Postal Services to Staples or Resign from Staples Board
Full-page ad in Harvard Crimson says the university’s involvementwith Staples sullies Harvard’s reputation
News Article | October 21, 2014
A Poem for Nov 14th
Paul Felton, Retiree Chapter 480-481, has written this poem for our National Day of Action on Nov. 14, 2014 It’s time for us to take a stand...
News Article | October 19, 2014
Do You Know Someone Who Needs a Job?
News Article | October 17, 2014
Stop Delaying America’s Mail!
The four postal unions are calling for a National Day of Action on Nov. 14 to send an urgent message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors: Stop Delaying America’s Mail! “The Postmaster General is poised to make devastating cuts in service to the American people – cut...
News Article | October 17, 2014
Health Experts: Sequester and Other Budget Cuts Left us Vulnerable to Ebola
Health experts are saying that the budget cuts, including sequestration, resulting from fiscal conservatives’ goal of cutting government at all costs, has greatly exacerbated the Ebola crisis in Africa and left the U.S. vulnerable. Dr. Francis Collins, the head of the National Institutes of Health,...
News Article | October 16, 2014
Stop Delaying America’s Mail!
The four postal unions are calling for a National Day of Action on Nov. 14 to send a message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors: Stop Delaying America’s Mail! “The Postmaster General is poised to make devastating cuts in service to the American people – cuts so sev...