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News Article | January 19, 2010
Breen Chosen to Replace McLennan as Clerk NBA
Tim Breen, a member of the Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local, has been appointed to serve as Clerk Division National Business Agent “C” for the Cincinnati Region, filling the position vacated by the death of Shirley McLennan. He will serve the balance of McLennan’s term, which ends in November 2010...
News Article | January 13, 2010
National Healthcare Day of Action
It’s now or never for healthcare reform, and the unions of the AFL-CIO are urging their members to participate in a National Healthcare Day of Action. “I encourage every APWU member to call their senators and congressmen and ask them to adopt a healthcare reform bill that will help working families,...
News Article | January 12, 2010
USPS Medical Units Phase-Out Begins
In the first stage of a process that will affect approximately 130 APWU-represented nurses, most of the 51 Postal Service clinical-care medical units were set to shut down Jan. 11, with the rest scheduled for closure by March 9.
News Article | January 5, 2010
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News Article | January 1, 2010
OSHA Standards
Safety standards published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require employers to provide appropriate electrical protective equipment to employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards, and dictate that the equipment must be used.
News Article | December 31, 2009
Black Women Advance Labor’s Cause In an Unlikely Setting: 1881 Atlanta
A little known yet largely successful job action waged in 1881 by black women in Atlanta is credited with helping to set the stage for a century of labor and civil rights struggles.
News Article | December 28, 2009
Clerk NBA Shirley McLennan
The APWU was sorry to learn that National Business Agent Shirley McLennan passed away on Dec. 24 after a long battle with cancer.
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...