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In a Needed Step to Improve Service, Postal Management to Slow Down Consolidations
May 15, 2024
In response to union, community, and political pressure, Postmaster General (PMG) DeJoy, in a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), has agreed to pause, at least until January 2025, a number of the planned mail consolidations that are part of the “...
GSA Per Diem Rate Now Covers Daily Cost at NCED Eatery Effective March 15, 2024.
May 14, 2024
The General Services Administration Per Diem Rate of $59 Now Covers Daily Cost of Meals at National Center for Employee Development’s “3 Squares Eatery,” Effective March 15, 2024.
COVID-19 At Home Tests
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
You’ve probably heard of COVID-19 at-home tests but what are they exactly, when are you supposed to use them, and what do the test results mean?
An...
Workers Are Fighting Back
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
There is a union movement that is blazing across the country. It’s important for all of us to do our part to give support to workers that are standing...
Legislative Priorities and the Fight Ahead!
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Service Standards/Appropriations
Returning USPS to its 2012 Service Standards remains a top priority of the APWU. In the 117th Congress, both the...
Don't Stop Building Union Power!
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As I write this article, we have just hit the target of recruiting 5,000 new members for our Building Union Power organizing drive. I want to thank...
Bonding and Tax Issues for Local Unions
July 13, 2022
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Effective July 1, 2022, local affiliates have a new three (3) year term of bond coverage, which will expire June 30, 2025. National APWU provides...