IAM Union: While Tariffs Pause, U.S. and Canadian Workers Should Have Seat at Table
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2025 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union, and David Chartrand, IAM Canadian General Vice President, issued the following statement following a pause of proposed U.S.-Canadian tariffs. “As the largest aerospace and defense labor union in the United States and Canada, the IAM Union is relieved that destructive tariffs between
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Part-Time Regular (PTR) Payout Update (February 2025)
February 3, 2025Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides an update on the Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout as of February 2025.
Part-Time RegularsMaintenance DivisionIdowu Balogun
As of Jan. 30, 2025, nine hundred and fifty (950) Maintenance PTR employees have received their share of the PTR settlements over the past two pay periods. The amount received per person ranges from a maximum of $10,480 to a minimum of $100 based on the days served as a Part Time Regular. Over 2,000 payouts are currently pending to be paid very soon. Thank you for your patience.
Recipients will get their payment via their current method of receiving payment. If retired or resigned from postal employment, it will likely be a check in the mail. (possibly sent to your last office of employment). Be aware that higher amount expected distribution must be manually verified before releasing the payment, which could lead to above mentioned delays.
In the meantime, you can check the amount owed to you at https://apwu.org/news/awards-and-settlements/maintenance-ptr-settlement-payout-2024-2025.
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Maintenance Part-Time Regular Payout Update (February 2025)
February 3, 2025Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides an update on the Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout as of February 2025.
Part-Time RegularsMaintenance DivisionIdowu Balogun
As of Jan. 30, 2025, nine hundred and fifty (950) Part-Time Regular (PTR) Maintenance Craft employees have received their share of the PTR settlement over the past two pay periods. The amount received per person ranges from a maximum of $10,480 to a minimum of $100 based on the days served as a PTR. Over 2,000 payouts are currently pending to be paid very soon. Thank you for your patience.
Recipients will get their payment via their current method of receiving payment. If retired or resigned from postal employment, it will likely be a check in the mail – possibly sent to your last office of employment. Be aware that higher amount expected distribution must be manually verified before releasing the payment, which could lead to the above mentioned delays.
In the meantime, you can check the amount owed to you at https://apwu.org/news/awards-and-settlements/maintenance-ptr-settlement-payout-2024-2025.
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UNFI Teamsters Ratify New Contract
(WASHINGTON) – More than 160 UNFI drivers across Arizona, California, Oregon, and Utah have overwhelmingly ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. The new contract, negotiated by 12 Teamsters locals, secures major improvements in wages, pension contributions, health care, seniority protections, and holiday pay. “This contract proves what’s possible when workers stand together,” said Conor […]
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Drivers at Titan Florida Join Teamsters
(SOUTH FLORIDA) – Concrete ready-mix drivers at Titan Florida have voted overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters. The group of more than 160 workers organized with Teamsters Local 769 to secure improved wages, job security, and working conditions at the building materials producer. “Titan Florida ready-mix drivers have made their voices heard, and we are honored […]
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Black History Month Profiles: Raya Fagg
Black History Month Profiles: Raya Fagg
For Black History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today’s profile is Raya Fagg of the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU).
Raya Fagg is the outreach coordinator for the Office of Cultural Affairs for Upper Darby Township in Pennsylvania. An OPEIU Local 153 member since 2019, she also serves as the secretary for her union’s executive board. “Systems can be changed,” she said, “but it has to start with an individual and end with a collective.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 13:50
How to Navigate to VER Plans, Optional Retirement Pages through USPS’s LiteBlue
February 3, 2025Working in conjunction with Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor, the Industrial Relations Department has produced a presentation which provides step-by-step instructions on how active postal service employees with access to LiteBlue can navigate to the retirement plans available under the Retirement MOUs – Optional with Incentive or Voluntary Early Retirement (VER).
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Working in conjunction with Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor, the Industrial Relations Department has produced a presentation which provides step-by-step instructions on how active postal service employees with access to LiteBlue can navigate to the retirement plans available under the Retirement MOUs – Optional with Incentive or Voluntary Early Retirement (VER).
The instructions attached are only for employees accessing through the LiteBlue portal at https://liteblue.usps.gov/wps/myportal on their personal devices outside the Postal Service. Please remember, that to access LiteBlue, employees must have already set up their password and multifactor authentication (MFA) method. Information on LiteBlue is solely produced by the Postal Service. The APWU does not produce LiteBlue information. We have only produced this instruction guide on how to navigate to these specific pages within LiteBlue.
Please note, the APWU cannot advise you on whether you should or should not take either retirement option. Those decisions must be made independently by each individual. Individuals are encouraged to educate themselves on their unique individual situation and seek the retirement counseling offered by the Postal Service before making a final decision on retiring.
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Tampa fire fighters save officer’s life after cardiac arrest
The Tampa Bay Lightning honored this heroic effort with a ceremonial puck drop during their First Responder Night, calling it ‘Heroes Helping Heroes.’
Read More....UAW Statement on Tariffs and Renegotiating U.S. Trade Agreements
The UAW supports aggressive tariff action to protect American manufacturing jobs as a good first step to undoing decades of anti-worker trade policy. We do not support using factory workers as pawns in a fight over immigration or drug policy. We are willing to support the Trump Administration’s use of tariffs to stop plant closures […]
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