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APWU, Unions Rally with AFGE to ‘Save Our Civil Service’

February 12, 2025
In a massive show of solidarity, AFL-CIO affiliated unions, Congressional allies, and federal workers gathered on Feb. 11 at Upper Senate Park in a rally to “Save Our Civil Service,” hosted by American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) amid...

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...

Building on Our Success

March 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Organization Director Anna Smith We had an outstanding finish in 2016 with approximately 21,000 new members joining the American Postal Workers...

Presumption of Service Connection for Select Diseases Associated with Lejeune Water

March 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Human Relations Director Sue Carney  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published new regulations establishing a presumptive service-...

New EEOC Disability Rules

March 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Human Relations Director Sue Carney The Rehabilitation Act is a federal civil rights law that prohibits federal agencies, including the United...

Q & A with Quanisha Mcneal

March 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) From time-to-time, the American Postal Worker interviews union leaders to learn why they got involved in the American Postal Workers Union. In this...

Legislative Update

March 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Legislative Director Judy Beard  The 115th Congress convened on Jan. 3, and legislators wasted no time introducing bills and resolutions of...

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