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News Article | August 2, 2013
Arbitrator: MOU Requires Union Agreement When Exceptions to PSE Wage Rates are Needed
In a victory for the APWU, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued an award on July 25 that will help protect our members’ interests if the Postal Service proposes to increase hourly rates for Postal Support Employees (PSEs) when it is necessary to do so to recruit or retain them.
News Article | July 1, 2013
Healthcare, Retirement Benefits Now Available to Same-Sex Spouses Of Postal, Federal Workers
As a result of the Supreme Court’s recent decision that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced guidelines for the extension of employee benefits to federal and postal workers and annuitants who have legally married a...
News Article | May 24, 2013
PSE Overtime Rates to Increase, Retroactive Pay Adjustments to Be Made
The Postal Service method of calculating overtime rates for PSEs violates the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Department of Labor has found. The Postal Service has based overtime pay, which is paid at one-and-a-half times an employee’s hourly rate, on the wrong rate, the department concluded.
News Article | April 25, 2013
AFL-CIO, Union Plus Offer ‘Dreams of Jobs and Freedom’ Scholarships
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech, the AFL-CIO and Union Plus are offering scholarships to help graduating high school seniors attend college.
News Article | February 21, 2013
Cost-of-Living Raises Set for March
Career APWU members will receive a $207 annual increase in pay beginning next month, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. ALSO: APWU President Cliff Guffey is calling on union members to ask their senators and representatives to co-sponsor a pair of postal reform bills that were introduced in...
News Article | February 4, 2013
Retirees: Participate in Lobby Week Feb. 18-22
The APWU is encouraging retirees to meet with members of Congress in their home districts during Lobby Week, Feb. 18-22, to discuss protecting Cost-of-Living Adjustments, Social Security, Medicare and other issues of concern to seniors. Lobby Week is sponsored by the Alliance for Retired Americans,...
News Article | December 5, 2012
Thrift Savings Plan to Allow Financial Hardship Withdrawals
Postal and federal employees affected by Hurricane Sandy will find it easier to tap into retirement savings to help repair their homes, replace lost property, or to aid family members suffering from the massive storm, which devastated hundreds of communities in the northeast. To assist Hurricane Sa...
News Article | November 28, 2012
FERS Employees May Be Eligible for Annuity Supplement
Employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) who are contemplating retirement should consider that they may be eligible for a FERS Annuity Supplement.
News Article | November 28, 2012
Union Seeks to Identify Hurricane Sandy Victims
The APWU is attempting to identify union members who are suffering from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated hundreds of communities in the northeast and killed more than 100 people. Leonard Montalto, an officer of the Staten Island Local APWU, lost his life in the storm.
News Article | November 15, 2012
Support the Postal Employees Relief Fund
Damages caused by Hurricane Sandy have created severe hardships for workers in several Northeastern states — including many postal workers.
News Article | November 1, 2012
Pay Raise Set for Nov. 17
APWU-represented postal employees will receive an increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 17 — the first in three years. ALSO: President Cliff Guffey is asking APWU members to contribute to relief efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The colossal storm devastated communities alon...
News Article | November 1, 2012
2013 Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Beginning in January, retirees will enjoy a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) of 1.7 percent. COLAs, which are based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), are added to annuities.
News Article | October 19, 2012
APWU Health Plan, Your HealthCare Companion
This Open Season, let the APWU Health Plan be your healthcare companion. The APWU Health Plan offers exclusive premiums for union members and innovative value-based benefits that provide members financial incentives to get and stay well. As a department of the APWU, the APWU Health Plan is the only...
News Article | August 18, 2012
COLA Increase
APWU members will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of $375 per year in September 2013, in accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
News Article | June 19, 2012
Stop H.R. 2309, Vote NO!
A bill that would destroy the Postal Service — and our jobs — could be voted on in the House of Representatives in July, and APWU President Cliff Guffey is calling on union members to send their legislators a message: Vote NO on H.R. 2309! ALSO: APWU Seeks to Stop July 1 Consolidations.