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News Article | December 15, 2009
USPS Cuts List of Stations Considered for Closure to 168
The USPS announced Dec. 14 that it has reduced the number of stations and branches under consideration for closure to 168, but cautioned that the new list does not represent a final decision on consolidation.
News Article | December 10, 2009
Healthcare Open Season Ends Soon
There are only a few days left to take part in the 2010 Open Season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, and union President William Burrus is encouraging postal workers to give careful consideration to the two healthcare options offered by the APWU.
News Article | December 10, 2009
Department of Labor to Reconsider Bush’s Last-Minute FMLA Changes
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced Dec. 7 that she is reviewing changes made early this year to regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act.
News Article | December 8, 2009
APWU, Other Federal Unions Assail Senate Bill’s Excise Tax on Healthcare
Calling it “absolutely the wrong way” to pay for healthcare reform, APWU President William Burrus was among leaders of federal and postal unions objecting to the Senate bill’s proposed excise tax on many insurance plans.
News Article | November 20, 2009
Postal Service Trims List of Targeted Stations
The USPS announced Nov. 20 that it has reduced the list of stations and branches under consideration for closure to 241 [list] (from 371 in early October) but warned that the new list does not represent a final decision on consolidation, adding that, “To date, no facility-specific final decisions ha...
News Article | November 18, 2009
Pay Raise Set for Nov. 21
APWU-represented postal workers will receive a 1.2 percent increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 21. ALSO: APWU members are being asked to contact their U.S. Senators and urge them to support healthcare reform legislation. AND: Penalty-Overtime, Casual-Exception Periods Set
News Article | November 17, 2009
APWU Health Plan Offers Two Great Options
With health plan Open Season underway, the union urges postal and federal employees to consider the two great options offered by the APWU Health Plan.
News Article | November 13, 2009
Remember George: Give the Gift of Life
In a 90-day campaign launched in April, the APWU, the Postal Service and the National Marrow Donor Program took part in a nationwide marrow-registry drive, both to support the program in general and in the hopes that a donor-match would be found for George Goetschel, a USPS clerk and union member wh...
News Article | October 31, 2009
Garment Worker Expanded Union Ideals Beyond the Workplace
Every time people take a stand to improve the lot of others, “they send forth a tiny ripple of hope,” Robert F. Kennedy once observed. Chicago garment worker Sidney Hillman spent a lifetime sending forth ripples that made big waves — and helped turn the tide of history for American workers. Along th...
News Article | October 30, 2009
APWU Health Plan: Our Purpose … Your Health
APWU Health Plan is proud to announce our new benefits and premiums for 2010.
News Article | October 28, 2009
Victory: FERS Sick-Leave Credit Becomes Law
President Obama signed legislation Oct. 28 that will allow postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to receive credit for sick leave when they retire.
News Article | October 28, 2009
Social Security to Host Webinar for Wounded Warriors
The Social Security Administration will host a Webinar, “Social Security for Wounded Warriors,” to address benefit programs and the expedited processing of disability claims available to wounded veterans.
News Article | October 27, 2009
Congress Must Fix Funding Requirement; USPS Must Expand Goals, Burrus Says
In a follow-up to testimony before a Senate subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus explored alternatives to station-and-branch closures, facility consolidations, and five-day mail delivery — which the Postal Service is proposing in reaction to a severe financial crisis.
News Article | October 23, 2009
Unions Protest As Health Insurers Plot to Kill Reform
APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of other union members and healthcare advocates at a spirited demonstration Oct. 22 to demand that the health insurance industry end its efforts to thwart reform legislation.
News Article | October 22, 2009
Congress Approves FERS Sick-Leave Credit
At long last! After a protracted campaign, postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will receive credit for sick leave when they retire.