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News Article | January 3, 2013
Get Ready – The Fight Goes On
Congress’ failure to enact postal reform in 2012 means the legislative fight to Save America’s Postal Service goes on, APWU President Cliff Guffey is telling union members.
News Article | December 31, 2012
Addie L. Wyatt: Labor, Civil Rights Leader
Last year we bid farewell to an important advocate for justice for working families everywhere: The Rev. Addie L. Wyatt. Though not widely known outside Chicago, the diminutive, African-American woman made important contributions that “helped open the way for redefining women’s roles within the gene...
News Article | December 21, 2012
House GOP Votes to Protect Millionaires, Increase Costs for Postal, Federal Workers
House Republicans won’t allow taxes on millionaires to go up, but they do agree on one thing: Postal and federal employees should pay more.
News Article | December 21, 2012
Free Uniforms for Victims of Hurricane Sandy
Postal workers who suffered property losses as a result of Hurricane Sandy may be eligible to receive free uniforms, thanks to a business group.
News Article | December 18, 2012
APWU Gives Relief To Members Affected by Hurricane Sandy
The union has distributed $59,750 from the APWU Disaster Fund to 14 union members who suffered devastating losses as a result of Hurricane Sandy and to the family of Lenny Montalto, Human Relations Director Sue Carney has announced. Montalto, who served as an officer of the Staten Island Local, lost...
News Article | December 18, 2012
Kentucky APWU Members Deliver World’s Largest Christmas Card
Members of the Central Kentucky Area Local APWU set out to brighten the hopes of a nine-year old boy this holiday season by delivering the world’s largest Christmas card.
News Article | December 17, 2012
Connecticut Tragedy
The APWU joins the nation in mourning the senseless loss of life in Newtown CT on Dec. 14.
News Article | December 13, 2012
APWU, USPS Revamp Window Training
The APWU has made significant progress recently on revamping window training — a long-term union goal, Clerk Craft officers are reporting.
News Article | December 12, 2012
War on Workers Moves to Michigan
The war on workers moved to Michigan this week when Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed two laws that will significantly weaken unions.
News Article | December 12, 2012
Protect Working Americans, End Tax Giveaways for Wealthy
With the lame-duck Congress and President Obama under pressure to forge a budget agreement to avoid a “fiscal cliff” at the end of the year, union activists across the country are sending a message to elected officials in both parties: Extend the tax cuts for Americans making less than $250,000 per...
News Article | December 5, 2012
N.Y. Rep. Introduces Bill to Name Post Office After Hurricane Sandy Victim Lenny Montalto
A New York City congressman has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to name a Staten Island postal facility after Lenny Montalto, the APWU member who lost his life trying to save his home from flooding during Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012.
News Article | December 5, 2012
Arbitrator Sustains Union’s Safety & Health Grievance
In a ruling issued Dec. 3, Arbitrator Shyam Das sustained the union’s position that Article 14 of the National Agreement, Safety and Health, is “a joint process for addressing safety and ergonomic issues” and that “charging the union for information it reasonably requests in good faith to fulfill it...
News Article | December 5, 2012
Thrift Savings Plan to Allow Financial Hardship Withdrawals
Postal and federal employees affected by Hurricane Sandy will find it easier to tap into retirement savings to help repair their homes, replace lost property, or to aid family members suffering from the massive storm, which devastated hundreds of communities in the northeast. To assist Hurricane Sa...
News Article | November 30, 2012
Incentive Revocation Date Extended For California Motor Vehicle Employees
California Postal Vehicle Service employees who have been identified as impacted by the USPS decision to subcontract PVS operations in the state and who have indicated their intent to accept the USPS Voluntary Early Retirement offer now have until Jan. 31, 2013, to revoke their decision.
News Article | November 29, 2012
Extend Tax Cuts for Americans Making Less Than $250,000
APWU President Cliff Guffey is calling on union members to send a message to Congress: Extend the tax cuts for Americans making less than $250,000 per year and oppose any efforts to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits.