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News Article | November 18, 2008
Postal, Federal Employees Can Now Wear Election Gear
With the national election concluded, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel has issued instructions that allow postal and federal employees to wear T-shirts that display candidates’ names and/or pictures while on duty or in a postal or federal workplace.
News Article | November 17, 2008
Bush’s Lame-Duck Labor Department To Implement Onerous FMLA Rule Changes
As the Bush administration prepares to leave office, it is giving workers one more kick in the teeth: The Department of Labor announced last week that it would implement new regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that will make it harder for workers who are covered by the law...
News Article | November 10, 2008
Department of Labor Extends Deadline to Nov. 25
The U.S. Department of Labor, which is supervising a re-run election of the race for Clerk Division National Business Agent for the Dallas Region, has announced it will extend the deadline for returning ballots until 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Ballots for the re-run election were initially sent...
News Article | November 10, 2008
Happy Birthday, EAP
On Nov. 12, the USPS Employees Assistance Program will turn 40 years old. The first postal EAP program, which was then known as the Program for Alcoholic Recovery (PAR), opened its doors in San Francisco to assist postal employees. From those humble beginnings, the postal EAP has grown into a state-...
News Article | November 7, 2008
USPS Scraps Western Iowa Consolidation Plan
Almost three years after the Postal Service announced plans to consolidate a western Iowa postal facility’s mail across state lines, the USPS has decided to allow the Sioux City Processing & Distribution Facility to continue with its normal operations. The Area Mail Processing survey [completed AMP...
News Article | November 5, 2008
Burrus Hails Election Results As Signifying ‘The System Has Changed’
APWU President William Burrus spoke to APWU headquarters officers and staff during a celebration of Barack Obama's election as U.S. President. “America came together last night, and perhaps has begun a new chapter in the history of our democracy,” APWU President William Burrus said during a celebra...
News Article | November 5, 2008
Union Requests Documentation Of Supervisors Performing Bargaining Unit Work in Small Offices
APWU President William Burrus has asked the Postal Service to provide documentation that will help the union track the amount of craft work performed by supervisors in small offices. In a letter dated Oct. 31, the union president asked the USPS to identify: All Level 15, 16, 17, and 18 offices by na...
News Article | November 4, 2008
Today’s the Day: Vote!
Vote Tuesday, Nov. 4 APWU President William Burrus is calling on union members to exercise their democratic right, and to vote for Barack Obama for president in today's history-making election. “We must change the direction of our nation,” the union president said, “and voters have the power to do s...
News Article | October 31, 2008
Jack London: Famous Author Chronicled Workers’ Struggles
Though best known as the author of widely acclaimed adventure stories such as The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and To Build a Fire, Jack London also chronicled the harsh lives many working people faced at the dawn of the 20th Century.
News Article | October 30, 2008
APWU Activists Making the Difference
Denver Metro Area Local member Tina DeSautels, participating in a "labor walk" earlier this year. As Election Day draws near, APWU members are out in force from coast to coast, canvassing neighborhoods and making phone calls to union households on behalf of worker-friendly candidates. In an effort...
News Article | October 30, 2008
Burrus Urges Union Members: Get Out and Vote!
As Nov. 4 draws near, APWU President William Burrus is urging union members to “get out and vote!” “This has been a long campaign and the stakes are high, especially for working people,” he noted. “We must change the direction of our nation,” the union president continued, “and voters have the power...
News Article | October 30, 2008
New Jersey BMC Workers Rally Against Privatization
Given a boost by local and national elected officials, APWU members rallied in northern New Jersey on Oct. 27 to protest plans by the Postal Service to privatize Bulk Mail Centers.
News Article | October 24, 2008
APWU Members and Loved Ones Killed in Action in Iraq and Afghanistan
To our knowledge, 17 members of the APWU family have paid the ultimate price while fighting in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan:
News Article | October 20, 2008
Penalty Overtime, Casual Exception Periods Set
The annual periods during which penalty overtime regulations and the limit on the number of casuals are not applicable have been announced. As referenced in Article 8, Sections 4 and 5 of the National Agreement, there are four consecutive service weeks each year during which penalty overtime regulat...
News Article | October 20, 2008
Two New APWU Flyers Support Obama
Flyers urging union members to vote for Barack Obama for president and for pro-worker legislators in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are being distributed to APWU members. A flyer mailed to APWU members who reside in “battleground states” outlines Obama’s positions on issues of concern...