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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.
Moves to Expand Social Security Benefits Gain Traction in the Senate
April 10, 2015
After decades of attempting to cut Social Security, members of Congress are beginning to devote their efforts to expanding Social Security benefits, and the effort is gaining traction.
Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Joe...
NLRB Slams Postal Service For Failure to Bargain over Employee Data Breach
April 8, 2015
In a first-of-its-kind complaint, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has cited the Postal Service for failing to bargain with the APWU over last year’s massive data security breach. The incident, which was revealed to the union and employees...
Audio of April 6 Town Hall Call
April 7, 2015
APWU members heard updates on our fight for a good contract on April 6 during two Town Hall Calls with President Mark Dimondstein. Questions submitted by union members were also addressed. To listen to an audio of the call, click here. [Members only...
'Your Post Office Gets Zero Tax Dollars'
April 7, 2015
On April 15, APWU members will greet last-minute tax filers at post offices around the country with a message many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service gets no money from taxpayers.
“Tax day is a good time to inform the public – and the...
Workers Memorial Day is April 28
April 7, 2015
The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Tues. April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize the fight for workplace safety.
Workers Memorial Day coincides with the anniversary of passage...