NBA Pete Coradi says Elect Jeff Kehlert APWU Executive Vice President!

APWU Sisters and Brothers: As a twenty-year National Business Agent I’ve had the great pleasure of working closely with my good friend Jeff Kehlert. Jeff is unequivocally one of the most effective leaders this great union has ever seen. One need look no further than his extensive library of strategy books on a wide array…

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OPM Wants to Boost Death Benefits for Feds Killed on-the-job by $90K

The Office of Personnel Management wants to significantly increase death benefits for federal civilian employees killed on the job from $10,000 to $100,000. OPM on Friday sent a legislative proposal to the House and Senate requesting Congress to increase the current death gratuity rate $90,000 for civilian workers killed in the line of duty, raise…

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SWFAL / USPS email exchange on Employee Engagement Program (Postal Pulse, VOE, etc)

The following is an mail exchange on the Employee Engagement Program via Sam Wood, President – Southwest Florida Area Local / APWU: From: SWoodFla@aol.com To: Dennis.V.Humphrey@usps.gov CC: DmGray1963@aol.com Sent: 9/15/2016 11:37:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Re: Employee Engagement Program Dennis, I read your e-mail that you sent to Dan Gray (below) concerning the “Employee…

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APWU to answer labor charges of $1 million being withheld from AOI Settlement

I am posting this for informational purposes. All members have the right to know when a charge is placed against our Union. With the promise of transparency as part of its plank from the previous national officer elections, one would think the current administration would have informed us of this information – guilty or not. …

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Postal Service Health Benefits and the FEHBP: The Urgent Case for Getting Reform Right

By Walton J. Francis – September 14, 2016 The 2016 Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 5714) proposes shifting postal retirees’ primary health care coverage from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) to Medicare. Proponents call this a consensus proposal for integrating the FEHBP with Medicare. It is not. The proposal’s impact on both postal…

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USPS Flag Reminder: POW-MIA Recognition Day is Friday, Sept. 16

National POW-MIA Recognition Day, one of six days each year that Postal Service facilities are required to fly the POW-MIA flag, is Friday, Sept. 16. The flag honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are missing in action. All USPS facilities must display the POW-MIA flag. The POW-MIA flag must fly below…

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