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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.
Don’t Let Them Take Your ‘Postal Pulse’
March 2, 2015
The APWU and USPS are facing off over management’s latest scheme: The Postal Pulse, a new employee opinion survey. “The APWU vehemently opposes Postal Pulse – and any other employee opinion survey – despite management notices that say otherwise,”...
A Break from Tradition
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Contract negotiations between the American Postal Workers Union and the United States Postal Service got underway on Feb. 19 in a dramatic break with...
Say 'No' to Means Testing
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The services that Americans depend on are often on the chopping block. When it comes to seniors, attacks on Social Security and Medicare are just the...
Help and Hope for Veterans
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
This winter, the APWU and community volunteers joined the Veterans Administration (VA) to give help and hope to veterans at the 19th annual...
Full Disclosure Required
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Postal employees are hardworking and giving. Many hold down two jobs. Some run a side business or help with a family business, while others volunteer...