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News Article | June 3, 2010
Officers Encouraged to Register for LM-2 Webinars
Local union financial officers are encouraged to register for webinars on the Department of Labor's new online system for submitting financial reports required by the agency.
News Article | May 25, 2010
Burrus Criticizes Exclusion Of Postal Unions from OIG Workshare Audit
APWU President William Burrus has criticized a decision by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) to exclude postal unions from providing input into a recently-announced audit of postage workshare discounts.
News Article | May 24, 2010
Unions, Management Reach Settlement of Unions’ Privacy Lawsuit
The APWU and National Association of Letters Carriers (NALC) reached a settlement with the Postal Service on May 20, 2010, ending a 2008 lawsuit in which the unions charged the USPS with “systematic and widespread intrusions” into members’ medical records.
News Article | May 19, 2010
APWU Urges PRC To Save Saturday Delivery at Memphis Field Hearing
APWU Assistant Clerk Craft Director Mike Morris urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to save six-day mail delivery at a Memphis, TN field hearing, testifying that the Postal Service’s proposal would “deprive citizens of their right to receive mail on Saturday, and would eliminate any justification...
News Article | May 17, 2010
APWU Rallies Against Big Banks, For Good Jobs
Protesting corporate greed and big-bank financiers, APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of union activists at a rally in Washington DC on May 17 to literally shut down K Street and to shed light on the mess big banks have made of the economy.
News Article | May 14, 2010
Bills to Extend Health Insurance Coverage To Young Adults Introduced in House, Senate
The children of postal workers enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) would retain health insurance coverage up to age 26 beginning this year, under legislation introduced this month by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). Currently, dependents are cove...
News Article | May 12, 2010
Burrus: USPS Postage Discounts Are Illegal, Self-Defeating
Postage discounts for major mailers are illegal and “self-defeating,” APWU President William Burrus told lawmakers May 12. Excessive discounts for corporate mailers who engage in worksharing “deprive the USPS of revenue that is essential to maintain the nation’s mail network,” he said.
News Article | May 12, 2010
Burrus to Testify At House Hearing on Postage Discounts
APWU President William Burrus will testify on postage discounts on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, before a House subcommittee.
News Article | May 11, 2010
USPS Cited for Third Set Of Safety Violations in One Week
Issuing its third set of citations in less than a week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the USPS with five counts of “willful” safety violations in Bedford Park, IL on May 5.
News Article | May 11, 2010
APWU Urges Postal Commission To Save Saturday Service
Testifying at a Las Vegas field hearing, APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject the USPS proposal to end Saturday delivery.
News Article | May 7, 2010
APWU Offers Pins to Commemorate Postal Strike
To honor more than 200,000 postal workers who participated in the Great Postal Strike of 1970, the APWU invites union members to purchase lapel pins that commemorate the 40th anniversary of the illegal work stoppage.
News Article | May 5, 2010
Obama Declares: ‘I’m Pro-Union’
When he was asked by a union member at a recent town hall meeting how he would continue to support the labor movement now that healthcare legislation has become law, President Obama responded by proclaiming his support for unions:
News Article | May 5, 2010
OSHA Cites USPS for Safety Violations in Denver
Five days after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued citations and fines of more than a half-million dollars to the Postal Service for safety hazards in Providence, RI, the agency charged the USPS in Denver with similar violations.
News Article | May 3, 2010
OSHA Cites USPS for ‘Willful’ Safety Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has charged the USPS in Providence, RI with 12 willful and serious safety violations, and ordered it to pay fines of $558,000.
News Article | May 3, 2010
APWU Web Site ‘De-Links’ Locals During Union Election Period
The APWU national election period has begun, and in approximately five months, on Oct. 5, the counting of ballots will commence.