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Standing Up for Safe Jobs During COVID-19
Vance Zimmerman May 29, 2020 Taken from APWU.org (This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The past few months have been challenging for this country, especially for those of us considered essential…
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COVID-19 and EAP Services
Debby Szeredy May 29, 2020 Taken from APWU.org (This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During this crisis, stress and fear are becoming all too normal because none of us are sure…
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Pandemic Crisis Brings Double Trouble
Mark Dimondstein May 29, 2020 Copied from APWU.org (This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This terrible COVID pandemic again reminds us that it is the working people who make the world…
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Join the Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington Digitally
A National Call for Moral Revival: June 20, 2020 Online at 10am & 6pm EST May 29, 2020 Taken from APWU.org The Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington is going digital! On June 20th, we will hold…
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Over 60 Labor Leaders Urge Congressional Leaders to #SaveThePostOffice
May 25, 2020 Taken from APWU.org On May 11, over 60 Labor leaders sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, copying both the Postal Board of Governors and the Postmaster General, urging them…
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Payment of Retroactive Pay Increases
May 13, 2020 Taken from APWU.org EMPLOYEES COVERED BY THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT Retroactive payments for the pay increases under the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement, have been scheduled for pay period 18-2020, paycheck dated September 4, 2020 – barring any issues…
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Reponse to President Trump’s remarks today that he will block coronavirus aid for the U.S. Postal Service
April 24, 2020 Taken from APWU.org President Trump’s shameful comments today that the Postal Service “is a joke” and that USPS “should raise package prices four to five times” current levels is no laughing matter to the American people. His…
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APWU Responds to Washington Post Expose of White House Plot to Destroy the Public Postal Service
April 23, 2020 Taken from APWU.org “It’s a power grab to destroy the public Postal Service. Shame on them,” responded APWU President Mark Dimondstein to shocking reports from the Washington Post that the Trump Administration is attempting to use the coronavirus crisis…
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Postal Service is Highest Rated Federal Agency – Again
April 16, 2020 Copied from APWU.org As the heroic role of postal workers in the midst of a pandemic grabs headlines (MSNBC, Boston Globe, NY Times), the Postal Service has taken one more accolade – it is once again the public’s highest…
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Mourning Postal Workers Lost in COVID-19 Pandemic
April 16, 2020 Copied from APWU.org The worldwide COVID pandemic has tragically claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people in the United States, including over thirty-five postal workers and a number of APWU members. “The APWU extends our…
