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News Article | July 15, 2008
Burrus to VER-Eligible Employees: ‘DON’T GO’
With news that eligible employees will soon be receiving notice from the Postal Service about an offer of Voluntary Early Retirement (VER), APWU President William Burrus is advising union members to delay making a decision as long as possible. “The decision about when to retire is a personal one th...
News Article | July 11, 2008
APWU to PRC: ‘Burden of Proof’ Is on Those Pushing for Change
Because universal postal service is still extremely important to the fabric of American life, APWU President William Burrus said in a public hearing July 10, those who seek changes in the postal network or monopoly should provide unassailable reasons for doing so. “Those who want to dismantle the Po...
News Article | July 9, 2008
APWU Meets with USPS, Seeks Bargaining Over Early-Outs
APWU President William Burrus met with postal officials July 8 regarding USPS plans to offer early-retirement opportunities to 40,000 employees. “I conveyed our strongly-held belief that the Postal Service is required to bargain with the union over Voluntary Early Retirement opportunities,” Burrus s...
News Article | July 9, 2008
Management Issues Draft ‘Request for Proposals’ To Subcontract Some Work at Bulk Mail Centers
The Postal Service has posted a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for a “Time-Definite Surface Network,” seeking comments from private companies that are interested in subcontracting work currently done at Bulk Mail Centers. The draft RFP is the latest step in a process that began last year when the...
News Article | July 9, 2008
Universal Service Still of Critical Importance
The APWU has filed written testimony with the Postal Regulatory Commission emphasizing that universal postal service is still extremely important to a significant number of citizens. The union urged the PRC to “view the questions of access to the mailbox and the need for universal service through t...
News Article | July 7, 2008
APWU, USPS to Meet July 8 Over Possible ‘Early Out’ Offer
APWU President William Burrus will meet with USPS officials on Tuesday, July 8, to address the union’s demand for bargaining over possible management plans to offer Voluntary Early Retirement to APWU-represented employees. The union learned unofficially on July 3 that the Postal Service had requeste...
News Article | July 2, 2008
Support Keeps Growing For Mail Network Protection Act
As Congress broke for its July 4 recess, a total of 119 members of the U.S. House of Representatives had become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236) to help preserve inexpensive, trustworthy mail service for the American public. The bill would help reduce wasteful, inefficient,...
News Article | June 30, 2008
Setting the Stage For the ‘Talent’ Unions
Among the catchphrases associated with the theatrical arts, “The Show Must Go On” is the most familiar. To workers, the phrase is more than a cliche: The longer-running the show, the more money to be earned. Nowadays, all the world’s a stage: Performances are set up, staged, recorded, rebroadcast, r...
News Article | June 30, 2008
APWU Health Plan Alters Benefits To Aid Midwest Flood Victims
The APWU Health Plan is offering proactive support to members of the plan who are being impacted by severe flooding in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The adjustments are for healthcare coverage from June 13 to July 9. “The Health Plan has relaxed precertification requirements for all type...
News Article | June 27, 2008
Labor Federation Endorses Obama
As expected, the AFL-CIO has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency, announcing in a June 26 teleconference that the General Board’s endorsement was without opposition.
News Article | June 25, 2008
AFL-CIO to Endorse Obama for President
The AFL-CIO is poised to endorse Sen. Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency, with the results of a poll of the federation’s executive council expected on Thursday, June 26. Leaders of the 10-million member organization began voting by fax on June 24. The labor federation is preparing to launch an ex...
News Article | June 23, 2008
Six More U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Mail Network Protection Act
APWU efforts to build support in Congress for the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236) continued to gain ground over the last two weeks, as six more members of the U.S. House of Representatives endorsed the measure to help preserve inexpensive, trustworthy mail service for the American public. T...
News Article | June 20, 2008
Union to Re-Run Two NBA Races
The APWU will conduct new elections for two National Business Agent (NBA) positions to resolve an investigation by the Department of Labor, union President William Burrus has announced. The two elections to be re-run are the Clerk NBA “A” race in the Dallas Region and the Motor Vehicle Services NBA...
News Article | June 19, 2008
Postal Relief Fund Available to Flood Victims
Hundreds of volunteers place sandbags along the levee in Cedar Falls, IA, June 10, 2008. (Photo: FEMA) Postal employees whose property was damaged or destroyed due to recent flooding in Iowa and other parts of the Midwest are eligible to apply for grants from the Postal Employees Relief Fund, APWU P...
News Article | June 18, 2008
Constitution Committee Reviews Convention Resolutions
The union’s Constitution Committee convened at APWU headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 16 to begin reviewing resolutions submitted by APWU state and local unions to amend the APWU Constitution and Bylaws. The resolutions will be debated and voted on by delegates to the union’s 19th Biennial Nat...