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News Article | December 19, 2005
Florida Mail-Haul Workers Join APWU
Workers at Finkle Transportation’s Florida outlets voted 32-1 to join the APWU in a vote that was tallied Dec. 16 by the National Labor Relations Board. The private mail-hauling firm, which is based in New Jersey, employs 51 drivers and mechanics at four Florida locations — Miami, Fort Lauderdale, W...
News Article | December 19, 2005
Florida Mail-Haul Workers Join APWU
Workers at Finkle Transportation’s Florida outlets voted 32-1 to join the APWU in a vote that was tallied Dec. 16 by the National Labor Relations Board. The private mail-hauling firm, which is based in New Jersey, employs 51 drivers and mechanics at four Florida locations — Miami, Fort Lauderdale, W...
News Article | November 21, 2005
Consolidation of USPS Network Begins
News Article | November 21, 2005
Consolidation of USPS Network Begins
News Article | November 9, 2005
2005-2006 Organizing Campaign: ‘It’s All About You!’
With a mailing to non-members and the distribution of the first in a series of flyers, the “It’s All About You!” organizing campaign has officially begun. “The mailing to non-members that announced the September cost-of-living raise has generated more than 2,500 new members,” APWU President William...
News Article | November 9, 2005
2005-2006 Organizing Campaign: ‘It’s All About You!’
With a mailing to non-members and the distribution of the first in a series of flyers, the “It’s All About You!” organizing campaign has officially begun. “The mailing to non-members that announced the September cost-of-living raise has generated more than 2,500 new members,” APWU President William...
News Article | October 31, 2005
Postal Landscape Includes Art of the New Deal
If the facility you work in was built during the Great Depression, chances are that its public lobby features a unique work of art. Though many post offices have undergone repeated renovations, most of the art has been preserved. Today, about 1,000 of the 1,200 murals of that era are still on displa...
News Article | October 31, 2005
Postal Landscape Includes Art of the New Deal
If the facility you work in was built during the Great Depression, chances are that its public lobby features a unique work of art. Though many post offices have undergone repeated renovations, most of the art has been preserved. Today, about 1,000 of the 1,200 murals of that era are still on displa...
News Article | October 18, 2005
2006 APWU Health Plan
Premium costs in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase an average of 6.6 percent in 2006, but not at APWU Health Plan. Premium costs for the Consumer Driven Health Plan and High Option are either the same or lower than in 2005. With an outstanding price, a choice of two...
News Article | October 18, 2005
2006 APWU Health Plan
Premium costs in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase an average of 6.6 percent in 2006, but not at APWU Health Plan. Premium costs for the Consumer Driven Health Plan and High Option are either the same or lower than in 2005. With an outstanding price, a choice of two...
News Article | October 4, 2005
USPS Seeks to Thwart Landmark FMLA Ruling
The Postal Service has filed a petition seeking to overturn a recent court ruling that invalidated USPS return-to-work requirements for employees with absences of more than 21 days. The APWU had hailed the July 19 ruling as a major victory in the fight to preserve workers’ rights under the Family an...
News Article | October 4, 2005
USPS Seeks to Thwart Landmark FMLA Ruling
The Postal Service has filed a petition seeking to overturn a recent court ruling that invalidated USPS return-to-work requirements for employees with absences of more than 21 days. The APWU had hailed the July 19 ruling as a major victory in the fight to preserve workers’ rights under the Family an...
News Article | September 29, 2005
APWU, USPS Reach Agreement on Workers Displaced by Katrina
The APWU and USPS have reached an agreement on procedures for assigning employees impacted by Hurricane Katrina, union President William Burrus has announced. A Memorandum of Understanding, signed by Burrus and the USPS Vice President for Labor Relations on Sept. 27, provides for an interim period;...
News Article | September 29, 2005
APWU, USPS Reach Agreement on Workers Displaced by Katrina
The APWU and USPS have reached an agreement on procedures for assigning employees impacted by Hurricane Katrina, union President William Burrus has announced. A Memorandum of Understanding, signed by Burrus and the USPS Vice President for Labor Relations on Sept. 27, provides for an interim period;...
News Article | September 8, 2005
Reaching Out to Postal Workers, Other Hurricane Katrina Victims
APWU members are joining together to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which included thousands of postal workers and their families. The APWU is urging union members to make contributions to the Postal Employees’ Relief Fund (PERF), a charitable organization established by postal unions, mana...