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News Article | May 7, 2026
USPS Provided Incorrect Notification On FMLA Status to Employees
The Postal Service recently informed the APWU that it provided incorrect notification to 696 employees on a Designation Notice for FMLA Leave (Form WH-382) that was sent to them in late March.
News Article | May 7, 2026
Choosing a Childcard Provider
All parents, at one time or another, need to find someone to help with childcare. Good childcare arrangements can improve the quality of daily life for children and parents.
News Article | May 7, 2026
Collective Bargaining Can Be Win-Win
Public-employee unions and their employers can make collective bargaining work – even when faced with a financial crisis.
News Article | May 7, 2026
Contract Negotiations Begin
Negotiations for a new national agreement between the American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service began Sept. 1 in Washington, DC. The current contract expires Nov. 20, 2010.
News Article | May 7, 2026
Departmental Commitment
A new year is a good time to reflect on special people whose paths have crossed our lives during the past year, such as family members, co-workers, neighbors or other members of the community, or even former schoolmates. It also is a time to say thank you and to become re-connected with people with...
News Article | May 7, 2026
e-Team Report, July 26, 2013
Issa Advances His Postal Destruction Bill Out of Committee – Have Your Representatives Heard from You? Oversight Committee’s Ranking Member Calls Several Provision in Postal Bill “Extreme” Replacement Nominees for NLRB Announced following Senate Deal The Struggle to Ensure Workers Earn Living Wages...
News Article | May 7, 2026
e-Team Report, May 18, 2012
Urge House Members — Start with Senate Bill Republicans Vote for Pay Cut for Postal, Federal Workers “Gotta Vote” Voter Empowerment Act Introduced
News Article | May 7, 2026
e-Team Report, Sept. 16, 2011
APWU Members Call Your Member Of Congress In Opposition To H.R. 2309 Today! Congresswoman Fudge along with 55 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives Send Letter to Postmaster General Senator Carper of Delaware Looks to Debunk Postal Myths H.R. 1351 Receiving More and More Attention
News Article | May 7, 2026
For CSRS Retirees:
The 2015 CSRS retiree COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index in 2014 over the 2013 third quarter average. After the fourth quarter of 2013, the first quarter of the 2015 COLA adjustment period, the quarterly index has fallen by 0.4%.
News Article | May 7, 2026
Honoring the Work of Retired Members
Since 1963, celebrations of the contributions of older Americans have taken place in May. Join the APWU this year, as we pay tribute to our retirees.
News Article | May 7, 2026
Implementation Process Agreed To For Off-Site Safety and Health Inspections
Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding MOU Re: Off-Site Safety and Health Program found on page 324 ofthe 2006 National Agreement requiring the National Joint Labor Management Safety and Health Committee to create an implementation process to ensure employees in off-site locations are fully pro...
News Article | May 7, 2026
Local Unions Fight to Save Post Offices
Several south Florida communities are continuing the struggle to keep their neighborhood post offices open. In February, when the USPS released itsmost recent list of targeted stations, one office in Fort Myers, two in Naples, and two locations in Miami remained under consideration, down from eight...
News Article | May 7, 2026
New FMLA Rules Effective January 16
The APWU has been meeting with the Postal Service regarding the implementation of changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – changes the Bush Administration implemented just four days before President Bush leaves office.
News Article | May 7, 2026
OWCP Refresher
Postal employees who sustain a workplace injury have the right to seek prompt medical treatment from the physician of their choice. Examination by a USPS contract-physician should not interfere with this treatment. In fact, injured workers have the right to decline treatment from the USPS provider.
News Article | May 7, 2026
Ready to Fight Against the Odds
Greetings! I would like to introduce myself. My name is Kennith L. Beasley, and I am the newly-elected Southern Region Coordinator. I am totally humbled and honored to represent APWU members in the Southern Region.