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PRC Advisory Opinion on USPS Service Standard Changes, Warns of ‘Significant Negative Impact’

February 4, 2025
In October 2024, the United States Postal Service announced proposed changes to how it collects and distributes outgoing mail that would lengthen the delivery service standards for much of the country’s First Class Mail. Before implementing the...

Maintenance Part-Time Regular Payout Update (February 2025)

February 3, 2025
Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides an update on the Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout as of February 2025.

Joining the APWU Just Got Easier

November 21, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Organizing is a daily responsibility that should be shared by everyone. These days it seems as if most everyone has a mobile device of some...

Fighting Forward

November 21, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The following are excerpts from President Dimondstein’s installation speech given on Oct. 31, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV: I am deeply honored to be...

How to Support Someone You Know Who Is Misusing Opioids

November 20, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) ​ Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint of an article produced by Beacon Health Options, Inc. written by Beth Landau. It has been cut for...

APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice

November 20, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) ​ COLA 2020 Is 1.6 percent a fair Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Seniors? It is projected that the average increase in benefits will be $...

OWCP Online Claim Filing

November 20, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) ​ All postal employees who are injured on duty will soon have the option of filing Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) claims online through...

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