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News Article | October 9, 2009
Union Vows Fight to Keep Stations Open
The Postal Service announced Oct. 9 that 371 stations and branches in Level 24-and-above post offices remain under consideration for possible closure, but cautioned that “the filing does not represent a final decision on consolidation.”
News Article | October 9, 2009
FERS Sick-Leave Credit Included In Defense Authorization Bill
The campaign to win sick-leave credit for workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) got a big boost this week when it was included in a compromise version of the 2010 Defense Authorization bill.
News Article | October 7, 2009
Unusual Areas of Agreement
The Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, a conservative think tank, and the APWU rarely see eye-to-eye; but a recent exchange of letters between IRET Senior Economist Michael Schuyler and union President William Burrus found some common ground.
News Article | October 7, 2009
National ‘Call-In’ Days For Health Care Wednesday and Thursday
The APWU is joining labor's push to reform the healthcare system with two lobby and call-in days Oct. 7 and 8.
News Article | October 1, 2009
Burrus to Retire at End of Term
In an emotional closing to his speech at the union’s All-Craft Conference Sept. 30, APWU President William Burrus announced that he would not seek re-election in November 2010, ending a 53-year career in which he fought for better wages, benefits and dignity and respect on the job for hundreds of th...
News Article | September 30, 2009
Senate Approves Short-Term Relief for USPS
The Senate approved an appropriations bill Sept. 30 that includes emergency financial relief for the Postal Service.
News Article | September 25, 2009
H.R. 22 Included in Stopgap Spending Bill
A House-Senate panel included the provisions of H.R. 22, which would provide temporary financial relief to the Postal Service, in a stopgap funding bill that would keep the federal government afloat for a month after the new fiscal year starts next week.
News Article | September 24, 2009
Thousands of Opportunities Still Available
On the eve of the Sept. 25 deadline for those who wish to retire or separate in order to receive the $15,000 incentive negotiated by the APWU, approximately 22,000 postal workers have opted in or expressed interest.
News Article | September 24, 2009
Incentive Would Offset OWCP Compensation
Postal employees on temporary total disability who are interested in applying for the $15,000 incentive should be aware of an opinion issued by the Office of Workers Compensation on Sept. 24:
News Article | September 23, 2009
Incentive Available to Employees Seeking Disability Retirement
The union has received a number of inquiries recently seeking clarification about whether employees who retire on disability are eligible for the incentive negotiated by the APWU, President William Burrus said.
News Article | September 22, 2009
Union, Management Reach Settlement On Individual Retirement Counseling
The APWU and Postal Service reached a settlement on Sept. 21 reaffirming management’s responsibility to provide individual retirement counseling to APWU-represented employees.
News Article | September 22, 2009
Fact & Fiction: The US Postal Service
News reports have been filled with articles about the financial crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service, many of them based on false premises.
Press Release | September 22, 2009
News Article | September 18, 2009
APWU Members Urged to Contribute to CFC
APWU members are being encouraged by President William Burrus to sign up to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) during its enrollment campaign this fall, and to designate as recipients charitable organizations that make differences in the lives of working families.
News Article | September 16, 2009
House Passes HR 22, Bill Now Moves to Senate
The House of Representatives voted 388-32 on Sept. 15 to approve a measure that would provide the Postal Service relief for one year from a requirement to prefund retiree healthcare benefits from its operating budget.