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The Safe Zone – June 2025
Messenger of Sympathy and Love; Servant of Parted Friends; Consoler of the Lonely; Bond of the Scattered Family; Enlarger of the Common Life; Carrier of News and Knowledge; Instrument of Trade and Industry; Promoter of Mutual Acquaintance, of Peace and…
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Updated Columbus Clerk and PSE Seniority Rosters
We have updated the Columbus Clerk and PSE Seniority Rosters. Seniority rosters, and the current Columbus bid postings, are available here. To view them, you must be an APWU member, and you must first register for an account with APWU…
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Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!
Reposted from APWU.org. The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement, announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration: September 21, 2024,…
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The Safe Zone – May 2025
We have all heard that safety is everyone’s responsibility. Certainly, that is true at the USPS. For reference, the Employee Labor Relations Manual (ELM) is recognized by management to be accepted policy. Let’s take the mystery out of those policies…
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Department of Labor Files Suit Alleging US Postal Service Wrongfully Fired Texas Worker for Reporting Work-Related Injury
Reposted from DOL.gov. Lawsuit alleges USPS violated federal whistleblower protections CALDWELL, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against the U.S. Postal Service for wrongful termination of an employee who fell while delivering mail and reported the work-related injury.…
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Tell Congress: Oppose Pension Cuts!
Reposted from APWU.org. Visit here to call your Representatives. On April 30, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a number of significant cuts to the retirement benefits of postal and federal workers. Passed by a slim margin…
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The Safe Zone – April 2025
You and each of our Sisters and Brothers have been given an opportunity to be employed as servants to this great nation. Our service impacts the financial, emotional and welfare of occupants of over 160 million addresses in addition to…
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Veteran’s Report – April 2025
Thank You for Your Service… Really? How many times has postal management thanked you for your service to your country after Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day? It seems to dissipate from their memories and back at you. They delay your…
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Monthly Meeting Membership Poll
We are running a poll of the membership for the next month or two (at least) to determine whether or not members would benefit from changing, or rotating, the monthly membership day(s) and time(s). Please visit that poll by clicking…
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Today is Workers’ Memorial Day
Only 55 years ago today, April 28, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job-our fundamental right. Workers fought and died for protections in OSHA and our union contract that we have…
