Just paid FULL APWU union dues. Also retain retiree membership. I’ve attempted to become Facebook friends with the top officers of the APWU as they use these sites to disseminate information but have run into a brick wall. Has anyone experienced this discriminatory action? Sadly, the top officers allow Non-Members Facebook friendship. First Name: Michael…
The attached was written by PK Wood, retiree from the APWU Dayton, Ohio Retiree Chapter: Solidarity forever, Solidarity forever, Solidarity forever, the union makes us strong. The case for retiree involvement in the APWU, including ample representation at the national conventions starts and ends with just one word, SOLIDARITY. This is the basis of the…
In this issue: TSP Withdrawal Changes Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Frequently Asked Questions Wellness Corner Fraud Against Seniors Postal News Source: KeepingPosted – Information for USPS Retirees
Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU Excerpt: To my dying day I will never forget where I was. I was the Business Agent for the National Postal Union Local in Western Pennsylvania, or NPU. (Many that read this may have no idea what that Union was. We were…
Objective The Postal Service participates in three retirement plans: the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), and the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits (RHB). The first two are pension plans and the third is set up to fund the Postal Service’s share of RHB premiums. The U.S. Office of Personnel…
Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU Excerpt: OUR CHAPTER WISHES YOU A BELATED HOLIDAY GREETING There has been a lot of speculation about the reason for the failure of the Chapter to send our usual holiday newsletter, which can be seen on the reverse. That page is typically…
Via Bobby Donelson, President SWCAL Retiree Chapter: Attached is the Southwest Coastal Area Local Retiree Chapter Article 6 resolution on the APWU National Form. ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATION WHEREAS, as the mothers and fathers of the American Postal Workers Union, retired members are a storehouse of knowledge, battle-tested experience, and wisdom to be utilized as a…
Military veterans employed by the Postal Service, or any other federal agency, may be eligible to have their time in the military credited toward their civilian retirement through the Military Buy Back program. Veterans who served on active duty and received an honorable discharge are permitted to request a “buy back” of their time in…
