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News Article | August 31, 2013
1934: Southern Workers Spark Massive Textile Strike
In 1934, thousands of workers in Southern textile mills walked off the job seeking better pay and working conditions. The job actions they launched spread to New England and the Mid-Atlantic states and became one of the biggest industrial strikes in U. S. history. Though the strike was unsuccessful,...
Press Release | August 20, 2013
APWU Opposes USPS Healthcare Proposal
APWU Opposes USPS Healthcare Proposal
News Article | August 20, 2013
GAO: USPS Healthcare Plan Would Hurt Medicare, Postal Workers
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms it: The Postal Service’s proposal to take postal workers out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program would weaken Medicare and would result in reduced coverage and increased costs for postal workers.
Press Release | August 20, 2013
News Article | August 16, 2013
First 399 Clerk Craft PSEs to be Converted to Career Status
In response to demands from the APWU, the Postal Service agreed on Aug. 14 to convert 399 Clerk Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) to career status. The conversions will be the first in mail processing.
News Article | August 16, 2013
PSEs Overtime Adjustment Postponed to Pay Period 19
The USPS has notified the APWU that it failed to complete back-pay adjustments for PSE overtime hours, which were expected in Pay Period 17. The adjustments will be made in Pay Period 19, management says.
News Article | August 15, 2013
$937 Cost-of-Living Raise Set for September
Career APWU members will receive a $937 annual increase in pay in September, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. “This substantial raise is the result of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which preserved cost-of-living adjustments for our members,” he said. ALSO: The APWU won a m...
News Article | August 14, 2013
APWU, USPS Agreement Strengthens, Clarifies PSE Seniority
The American Postal Workers Union achieved a significant victory on Aug. 13, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that strengthens and clarifies the seniority rights of Postal Support Employees (PSEs), Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced.
News Article | August 12, 2013
Candidates’ Online Statements Updated
News Article | August 12, 2013
OWCP Suspends USPS Access to Electronic Data
In a bold step to protect the privacy rights of injured workers, the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) has indefinitely suspended the Postal Service’s ability to review, receive, and transfer Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) information and documents electronically. The decis...
News Article | August 9, 2013
e-Team Report, Aug. 9, 2013
APWU, Postal Unions: Carper-Coburn Bill an Assault on Postal Employee Benefits Sen. Bernie Sanders Says S. 1486 Backtracks on Postal Reform, “Makes no Sense” Postal Customers Get it - Why Can’t Some Members of Congress? Senators Seek to Pass Law to Stop Congress from Passing Laws
News Article | August 9, 2013
USPS Issues Stamps Honoring Workers, But What About Its Own?
The Postal Service’s release on Aug. 8 of a series stamps featuring iconic images of the workers who built the nation’s bridges, railways, and skyscrapers almost a century ago is more than a little ironic, the APWU noted. ”We’re pleased that the USPS is paying tribute to the workers who made Americ...
News Article | August 6, 2013
Senate Postal Bill Jeopardizes Healthcare, Retirement Benefits
A bill introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on Aug. 1 would jeopardize the healthcare and retirement benefits of postal employees by giving arbitrators the authority to remove them from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and the Federal Employees Retirem...
News Article | August 5, 2013
Next Step in APWU’s TV Ad Campaign
The APWU has launched the next phase of its television ad campaign, with spots airing on NBC Nightly News, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. ALSO: As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision that overturned the Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex spouses of postal and federal employees and retirees are e...
News Article | August 5, 2013
In Letter to Senate Majority Leader, Postal Unions Seethe Over Carper-Coburn Bill
The four postal unions sent a joint letter to Senate Majority Harry Reid on Aug. 5 expressing “utter dismay” at the introduction of S. 1486, the postal bill co-sponsored by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government...