NALC’s Retirement Guide
Here’s a quick retirement guide for letter carriers to make the most of their postal and union benefits. Source: National Association of Letter Carriers
Category: Retiree Business
USPS: New TSP podcast available
If you have questions about the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), locating answers just became a little easier. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the agency that administers the program, recently introduced “The Real TSP,” a podcast available on YouTube. The podcast is hosted by TSP educators who provide an in-depth look at retirement investing and…
Social Security Announces 1.6 Percent COLA for 2020
Press Release – October 10, 2019 Social Security Announces 1.6 Percent Benefit Increase for 2020 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 69 million Americans will increase 1.6 percent in 2020, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 1.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 63…
APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – October 15, 2019 Edition
Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU Excerpt: “There is a tendency for Post Office retirees to become semi-isolated after retirement. While a small circle of former colleagues sometimes forms around coffee clubs, etc., larger gatherings of former work buddies and pals seldom occur. That lack of camaraderie was…
2020 Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan Comparisons
Via Sam Wood, President – APWU Southwest Florida Area Local: I have been working to get these rates out as quick possible for a side by side comparison of the most popular FEHB Health Plans. The YELLOW highlights means that price will go down in 2020. The RED highlights mean the cost for that plan…
OPM Announces 2020 Health, Dental, and Vision Program Premiums
Press Release – October 2, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today that for plan year 2020, the average total premiums for current non-Postal employees and retirees enrolled in plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase 4.0 percent. This year’s increase, while higher than last…
Retiree Ballot Number Discrepancy
As a candidate who sent in a petition for an APWU Elected Retiree Convention Delegate, I received a mailing of the Official APWU Election rules from the APWU Election Committee. Included in the mailing was a document stating there are 41,850 Retiree Department members broken down by Region and category. However, according to Bobby Donelson…
21CPW Administrator’s Retiree Ballot for your consideration
As an APWU Retiree, my choices in this election are limited per the APWU National Constitution and Bylaws. I originally was not going to post my ballot selections or endorse any of the candidates but on review of the last APWU National Election cycle, I did disclose my personal endorsements on this website so I…