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Union Contract Survey: Open Now through April 16, 2024

March 26, 2024
APWU has opened our contract survey so that you can let us know what your priorities are for a new union contract. Please fill out the survey by visiting apwu.org/survey. Alternatively, you can text the word “SURVEY” to 91990 to receive a link to...

What's Really Happening to Veterans VA Healthcare?

March 22, 2024
In this edition of Home Front, we will highlight a few of the numerous negative healthcare laws of the Trump-era VA Mission Act, that was passed by Congress, and signed into law on June 6, 2018, by former President Donald Trump.

Network Modernization - Local Transportation Optimization

March 19, 2024
As part of the Postmaster General’s Delivering for America (DFA) "network modernization" plan, the Postal Service is now implementing a new transportation plan, referred to as Local Transportation Optimization (LTO).

Labor History: APWU Helped Usher in the End of Apartheid in South Africa

March 19, 2024
This month in Labor History, we look back at Apartheid in South Africa and the role APWU played in helping South Africans cast their first-ever votes in the 1994 elections:

The Benefits of "Being Union"

March 19, 2024
“Being union” is understanding that we, the workers, band together to stand up to our employer and demand safe working conditions, livable wages, and work-hour guarantees. It’s about combining our forces to deal with a quasi-government corporation.

Federal Retirement Fairness Act Reintroduced!

March 19, 2024
Legislative Director Judy Beard summarizes the reintroduced Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 5995), advertises the Legislative events at the upcoming APWU National Convention, and provides a resource for finding2024 Election Information.

Interview: How Postal Banking Makes a Difference Around the World

March 19, 2024
The American Postal Worker recently spoke with Cornelia Berger, the Head of Post and Logistics for Uni Global Union, about the role postal banking plays in other countries.

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