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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds Hearing on Oversight of the USPS
April 16, 2024
On 4/16, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing to conduct oversight of the USPS. The purpose of the hearing, as stated by Committee Chaiman Senator Gary Peters office
Grievance Moratorium will be in Effect Due to 2024 National Convention
April 11, 2024
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, state and local levels from July 8 through July 22, 2024, due to the 2024 APWU Biennial Convention,...
The ‘Revamped Maintenance Selection System’
As a result of several rounds of intense discussions, the APWU and the USPS have agreed to modify the Maintenance Selection System (MSS), the process by which many Maintenance Craft duty assignments are filled.
We feel that the Revamped Maintenance...
e-Team Report, May 10, 2013
The Postal Service Protection Act Gains Bipartisan Support
Postal Losses in Second Quarter Primarily Due to Prefund Mandate
Compensatory Time Bill Passes House, Draws Criticism from Obama Administration and Worker Advocates
House Bill Takes Aim at...
Postal Service Default: A Congressionally-Manufactured Crisis
The Postal Service’s default on a $5.5 billion payment to the U.S. Treasury on Aug. 1 — and an expected default on Sept. 30 — is the result of a congressionally-manufactured crisis that could have been avoided, the APWU charged over the summer....
Medicare Means Testing Would Harm Middle Class
Alliance for Retired Americans member and AFSCME retiree leader Charlie Hogan of Chicago joined Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on a press call Thursday co-hosted by the Congresswoman, Social Security Works and the Medicare Rights Center. Mr. Hogan, a...
End Unwanted Telemarketing Calls
Have you ever sat down to a peaceful dinner only to be interrupted by a call from a telemarketer? If so, you’re not alone. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created the National Do- Not-Call Registry in June 2003 in response to consumer...