APWU Releases Q&As about 2025 Voluntary Early Retirement
February 1, 2025The Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) recently announced for eligible postal workers by the Postal Service has generated many questions from the members of the APWU. The Postal Service published a list of questions and answers for our members.
Retirees
The Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) recently announced for eligible postal workers by the Postal Service has generated many questions from the members of the APWU. To help you understand your options better, APWU has published a list of questions and answers for our members below.
VER Questions and Answers
2025 VER Question and Answers (Q&A)
The Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) recently announced for eligible postal workers by the Postal Service has generated many questions from the members of the APWU. The Postal Service published a list of questions and answers for our members.0
Read More....2025 VER Question and Answers (Q&A)
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IAFF leads research on exposure effects following wildfires
IAFF’s Chief Science Advisor Dr. Derek Urwin hopes to make exposure monitoring a routine practice to protect fire fighters’ long-term health, especially in light of the growing frequency of wildfires.
Read More....APWU POWER 22nd Biennial National Convention
Room rate: $237/night (plus 14.75% Room Tax, plus $3.50/night occupancy tax). Hotel cut-off: July 11. Call 1-888-627-7067 Use Group Code “TBC” and identify yourself as attending the POWER Convention. Delegates should plan to arrive August 6 and depart on August 10. There is no convention on Sunday. | Registration opens March 15. Registration fee: $150. Deadline: July 25. To register a guest, contact Joyce B. Robinson at (202) 842-4225 prior to the deadline.
August 5, 2025 – 7:15AM to August 10, 2025 – 6:15PMSheraton New York Times Square Hotel811 7th Ave. 53rd St.,
New York, NY
NationalNoNo2025-01-31 00:00:00APWU POWER 22nd Biennial National ConventionHotel
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel,
811 7th Ave. 53rd St.,
New York, NY
Delegates should plan to arrive August 6 and depart on August 10. There is no convention on Sunday.
Hotel Reservations: Contact the hotel at 1-888-627-7067 before the cut-off date of Friday, July 11, 2025. To secure the negotiated rate of $237 per night (single/double occupancy), plus 14.75% Room Tax, plus $3.50 per room night occupancy tax, use the Group Code “TBC” and identify yourself as attending the POWER Convention. Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. and check-out time is 12:00 noon. The hotel requires a major credit card for payment of room and taxes in advance. To receive a refund, hotel reservations must be cancelled 72 hours in advance of the scheduled arrival date.
Additional Hotel Fees: A major credit card must be presented at the Front Desk upon arrival. A $150.00 deposit will be charged for incidental expenses. If no incidental charges are made, incidental fees will be refunded. An early departure fee of one nights’ lodging plus taxes will be charged to guest checking out prior to their confirmed check-out date.
Registration
Registration opens Saturday, March 1, 2025: The registration fee is $150.00 for delegates and guests and includes an Installation Dinner and a t-shirt. To register a guest, contact Joyce B. Robinson at (202) 842-4225 prior to the deadline. The guest must attend with an APWU member. Extra t-shirts are $30.00 each. Deadline to Register is Friday, July 25, 2025.
Problems Registering: If you have problems registering, contact Hannah Decker at hdecker@apwu.org for assistance.
Interpreters: Delegates requiring interpreters must register before the Friday, July 25, 2025 deadline.
Special Note: Once registration online begins, information on convention workshops will be posted, along with additional convention information.
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Tri-State (DE-NJ-PA) Convention
Room rate: $79/night(plus taxes+surcharges). For reservations, call 800-711-5882 or 302-674-4600. The group reservation is under Delaware State Postal Workers. The group code is GDPS01. Registration fee before March 15: $75.00 per participant; After 3/15: $100. Click here for tri-state registration form.
April 8, 2025 – 9:00AM to April 9, 2025 – 6:00PMBally’s Dover Casino Resort1131 N. Dupont Highway,
Dover, DE. 19901
LocalNoYes2025-01-31 00:00:00DE-NJ-PA Tri-State ConventionHotel
Bally’s Dover Casino Resort,
1131 N. Dupont Highway,
Dover, DE. 19901.
Hotel reservations can be made by calling 800-711-5882 or 302-674-4600. The group reservation is under Delaware State Postal Workers. The group code is GDPS01 and the group rate is $79.00 per night (plus taxes and surcharges. The group rate will go from April 7-10.
Registration
Registration fee before March 15: $75.00 per participant; After: $100. Includes full buffet breakfast and buffet lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday, and educational materials for each course. Click here for tri-state registration form.
Make checks payable to: Delaware State Postal Workers Union.
Reply and return the registration forms and fee to:
AJ Jones, Coordinator, Eastern Region APWU,
1401 Liberty Place,
Sicklerville, NJ. 08081.
Also, we have negotiated for the steakhouse to open for us on Tuesday from 4:00pm to 9:00pm. They are offering a special deal to our attendees on that day. Reservations can be made in advance at jana@royalprimesteakhouse.com. The link for the full menu is available at Our Menu – Royal Prime Steakhouse
Questions can be directed to the office of AJ Jones, Eastern Region Coordinator, American Postal Workers Union
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WGAE Members Ratify Contract with ABC News
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WGAE Members Ratify Contract with ABC News
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Members of the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) who work at ABC News overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract that contains powerful language protecting workers from the encroaching presence of artificial intelligence (AI).The unit secured meaningful provisions that prevent the news outlet from laying off any current staff as a result of generative AI usage and require management to alert members if the company plans to make the use of this technology a requirement in their jobs. Additionally, ABC News is obligated to bargain with the union over the impacts of any new AI practices. Other wins in the agreement include 5% annual wage increases, more paid time off and more.“Now more than ever, we need journalists who can report and present the news while they are protected in their workplace,” said WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen in a press release. “A union contract is the only thing that ensures that protection. Our members and staff fought hard for this contract, and they deserve everything they won.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Fri, 01/31/2025 – 10:01
Cancer survivor: Juan Covarrubias
Chicago, IL Local 2 member Juan Covarrubias has faced two cancer battles but continues to serve his community while advocating for cancer awareness and prevention.
Read More....House Resolution 70: Protecting the People’s Post Office
January 30, 2025Please call APWU’s Legislative Hotline at 1-844-402-1001 to be connected to your member of Congress today, and ask them to cosponsor H. Res. 70, which expressly opposes postal privatization. Defending the people’s public Postal Service from privatization is our top priority in 2025.
Amidst renewed threats of privatization and a climate where corporate interests continue to push for profit-driven mail delivery at the expense of the public good, defending the Postal Service has never been more critical. We are excited to see the introduction of House Resolution (H. Res.) 70, reaffirming what we, as postal workers, already know—our public Postal Service is essential and must remain in the hands of the people, not private interests.
H. Res. 70, introduced on January 28 in the United States House of Representatives, expresses the “sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.”
“Once again, strong support for the public Postal Service is on display with the introduction of this bipartisan resolution,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “The APWU would like to thank Representatives Lynch (D-MA-08), LaLota (R-NY-01), Connolly (D-VA-11), and Garbarino (R-NY-02) for their commitment to this historic institution that serves as a vital lifeline for so many in this country.”
With the 250th anniversary of the Post Office coming up this year, the timing of this resolution and the fight against privatization could not be any more urgent. While resolutions are not binding like laws, they help us to gain congressional support for the issues that matter most to us as postal workers and retirees, plus the millions of Americans who rely on the Postal Service.
“The APWU has members and retirees in every ZIP code of the country,” said Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard. “We applaud this action taken by Congress and encourage all of our members to reach out to their representatives and urge them to cosponsor this resolution to stand with the USPS and its dedicated workforce against the threat of privatization.”
Please call APWU’s Legislative Hotline at 1-844-402-1001 to be connected to your member of Congress today, and ask them to cosponsor H. Res. 70, which expressly opposes postal privatization. Defending the people’s public Postal Service from privatization is our top priority in 2025.
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Tell Your Representatives: Protect the People’s Post Office!
IAM District 19 Reaches Updated, Stronger Tentative Agreement with CSX
IAM District 19 has reached a new tentative agreement with CSX covering approximately 750 system mechanical and roadway mechanic members at the carrier. The new agreement builds on a deal reached last fall, with improvements in bereavement leave and the ability to save unused sick days, among other revisions. “We are incredibly proud of District
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Delta Air Lines Workers Pack Minnesota Union Hall to Rally for Union Support
Strength in numbers is what gathered many at the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation hall recently. Many are workers for Delta Air Lines in and around Minneapolis and St. Paul, and they all could agree on one thing – costs for everyday living are getting out of hand. “No matter what part of the plane
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