June 10, 2021 On June 7, the APWU posted three new resources compiled for APWU members who are Veterans of the Armed Services. The first is the APWU Guide to Veterans Rights and Benefits, produced by the Industrial Relations Department. The others are the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Guidebook…
Healing PTSD, a semipostal stamp to raise funds for those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, will be released Monday, Dec. 2. PTSD develops in some children and adults who have survived a traumatic event. The condition can be triggered by experiences such as a natural disaster, car accident, physical or sexual assault, abuse and combat,…
The Postal Service will release an Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp in November followed by a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) semipostal stamp in 2019. These will be the first of five new semipostal stamps that will be issued during a 10-year period, USPS announced Oct. 2. The three additional offerings have not yet been determined. Semipostal stamps…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a resource document last week that explains workplace rights for individuals with mental health conditions under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Depression, PTSD and Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights explains that employees with mental health conditions are protected from employment discrimination and…
To My Union Brothers And Sisters and All Postal Veterans, In regards to Americans sudden outrage with the scandalous management of Veterans Healthcare, I personally as a Veteran and over 40 year patient at VA healthcare facilities, think that everyone is barking up the wrong trees. I have watched the news media publicly blaming President…
