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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.
News Article | October 20, 2009
Incentive Offer Leads to One-Time Exception on Casual Cap
In accordance with the agreement to provide a $15,000 incentive to employees who retire or separate, the APWU and the USPS have reached a settlement regarding the use of casuals in excess of the limitations outlined in Article 7 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
News Article | October 19, 2009
Powell Approved As Union’s New Secretary-Treasurer
Liz Powell, the APWU’s Northeast Region Coordinator, has been tapped to serve as the union’s national Secretary-Treasurer, making her the first woman executive officer in the union’s history.
News Article | October 19, 2009
Pay Raise Set for November 21
APWU-represented postal workers will receive a 1.2 percent increase in annual salaries effective Nov. 21, based on the grades and levels in effect on Sept. 6, 2006. The raise will be reflected in paychecks issued Dec. 11, and apply to employees covered by the APWU-USPS 2006-2010 Collective Bargainin...
News Article | October 14, 2009
APWU Issues a Challenge
The Postal Service’s precarious financial condition has prompted APWU President William Burrus to issue a challenge to Postmaster General Potter: