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. …
Unions are the purest form of Democracy remaining in America today. Union elections are decided by their Members who VOTE. Union elections are not controlled by corrupt political parties, corporate and offshore money influence, professional campaign managers and advisors, voter fraud and all of those kinds of things that hijack the American governmental election process….
By Walton J. Francis – September 14, 2016 The 2016 Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 5714) proposes shifting postal retireesâ 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 proposalâs impact on both postal…
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…
Via Charlie Cash, President of APWU Salt Lake City Area Local:
One of the debates at this year’s national convention that peaked my interest seemed to be centered on the program A.U.G.E.R. How we defend our workroom turf is one of the most important issues to every APWU member across the nation. From what I understand the program has not been implemented nationwide yet. It would…
Is our office (Festus, Missouri) the only ones who see just how imbalanced our new contract is?  FTRs really got the shaft in terms of our negative raise. Sure, we received contractual increases, but then healthcare costs increase by 1%, then of course union dues go up with every increase. So we basically lost money…
Sisters and Brothers, Today, I’d like to share with you the Tenth Book in the Strategy Series: “SURVIVING THE POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE” The critically important information – PIS and OIG Scenarios, Questions & Answers, Strategic Guidance, National APWU Correspondence – necessary for Stewards to Represent and Defend Members for their Survival – when Postal Inspectors…
