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GAO: USPS Healthcare Plan Would Hurt Medicare, Postal Workers 21 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
(08/20/13) A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms it: The Postal Service's proposal to take postal workers out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program would weaken Me...
APWU Opposes USPS Healthcare Proposal 21 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
(08/20/13) "The American Postal Workers Union vehemently opposes the Postal Service's proposal to remove postal workers from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program," President Cliff Guffey said...
First 399 Clerk Craft PSEs to be Converted to Career Status 16 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
(08/16/13) In response to demands from the APWU, the Postal Service agreed on Aug. 14 to convert 399 Clerk Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) to career status. The conversions will be the first in ...
PSEs Overtime Adjustment Postponed to Pay Period 19 16 Aug 2013 | 11:40 pm
(08/16/13) The USPS has notified the APWU that it failed to complete back-pay adjustments for PSE overtime hours, which were expected in Pay Period 17. The adjustments will be made in Pay Period 19, m...
$937 Cost-of-Living Raise Set for September 16 Aug 2013 | 02:50 am
(08/15/13) Career APWU members will receive a $937 annual increase in pay in September, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced.
Union Wins Major Subcontracting Case 15 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
(08/15/13) The APWU won a major victory Aug. 13 when Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a ruling that will help the union fight subcontracting.
APWU, USPS Agreement Strengthens, Clarifies PSE Seniority 14 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
(08/14/13) The American Postal Workers Union achieved a significant victory on Aug. 13, with the signing a Memorandum of Understanding that strengthens and clarifies the seniority rights of Postal Sup...
Candidates' Online Statements Updated 13 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
(08/12/13) Several candidates for national union office have updated their online statements, in accordance with Article 11.3.c.2 of the APWU Constitution.
OWCP Suspends USPS Access to Electronic Data 13 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
(08/12/13) In a bold step to protect the privacy rights of injured workers, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) has indefinitely suspended the Postal Service's ability to review, recei...
USPS Issues Stamps Honoring Workers, But What About Its Own? 10 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
(08/09/13) The Postal Service's release on Aug. 8 of a series stamps featuring iconic images of the workers who built the nation's bridges, railways, and skyscrapers almost a century ago is more than ...
