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…
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…
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…
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…
As ballots are about to be received, I thought I would add my 2 cents worth. It is important to see where we are and how we got here. For the first time in my memory, and I have been around since 1975, there is a major split at the National level. If you recall,…
Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU AT THE CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON JULY 15, WHERE MORE THAN 150 REGISTERED TO ATTEND, THE MEMBERSHIP UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED (WITH ONE OPPOSITE VOTE FOR ONE OFFICE), THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE IN THE APWU ELECTION OF OFFICERS: PRESIDENT — MARK DIMONDSTEIN EX….
10 Things about Social Security September is World Alzheimer’s Month USPS financial results for FY 2019’s third quarter Source: KeepingPosted – Information for USPS Retirees
The 41,000+ Members of the American Postal Workers Union Retirees Department will soon be receiving via U.S. Mail a magazine combining the APWU National Officer Candidates’ Position Statements, a ballot, ballot instructions, and a pre-addressed Postage Paid return envelope for inserting the ballot to be mailed back to the APWU National Election Committee. Retiree members…
