APWU: More Than 125 Events Set for Nov. 14 National Day of Action

Tell PMG, Board of Governors: Stop Delaying America’s Mail! 11/10/2014 – On Nov. 14 postal employees from every craft in more than 125 locations will send an urgent message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors: Stop Delaying America’s Mail! Donahoe and the Board are poised to make devastating cuts in…

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Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert: Election Results Heavily Favor Republicans over Democrats

(November 7, 2014) A Republican tide swept over the country Tuesday, giving the GOP full control of Congress. The GOP’s crowning achievement was capturing a majority in the U.S. Senate. Republicans have picked up seven Senate seats and will have at least 52, with Alaska still counting and Louisiana going to a December 6 runoff…

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Overnight Delivery To Come To An End with Postal Service Changes

The local chapter of the American Postal Workers Union is preparing for the end of overnight delivery as the US Postal Services consolidates and changes its standards. Paducah Local 2500 Vice President Gerl McKinney says the postal service standards will change Jan. 5, 2015, and the Paducah processing facility is set to close April 1,…

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NPMHU: Postal Unions Call for National Day of Action

National Day of Action; Friday November 14, 2014 As most members know, the NPMHU joined with the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) to form the Postal Union Alliance.  Together, the four postal unions have united forces to protect service, fight…

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