Sun Country Teamsters Ratify Five-Year Contract
(MINNEAPOLIS) – Flight attendants for Sun Country Airlines represented by Teamsters Local 120 have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with the ultra-low-cost carrier. The five-year agreement, which immediately raises wages and improves benefits, followed a credible strike threat by more than 700 flight attendants. “Sun Country Teamsters fought hard to secure a deal that improves […]
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Federal Retirement Fairness Act Reintroduced!
March 4, 2025On Feb. 24, 2025, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, or H.R. 1522, was reintroduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA-11) and Rep. David Valadao (R-CA-22). This bipartisan bill would allow temporary postal and federal employees who are promoted to career positions the option of “buying back” the time that they had worked as a non-career employee to use toward their retirement.
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On Feb. 24, 2025, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, or H.R. 1522, was reintroduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA-11) and Rep. David Valadao (R-CA-22). This bipartisan bill would allow temporary postal and federal employees who are promoted to career positions the option of “buying back” the time that they had worked as a non-career employee to use toward their retirement.
Temporary postal employees are non-career employees, such as postal support employees (PSEs), transitional employees, and casuals, who are unable to make contributions to their retirement benefits until they become USPS career employees.
Prior to 1989, postal workers were allowed to make retroactive “catch up” contributions to their retirement benefits, after they made career status, for all the time they worked as a temporary employee. Unfortunately, the authority to make retroactive payments expired on Jan. 1, 1989.
Under the proposed “buy back,” eligible postal workers and federal employees have the voluntary option to make a deposit equal to the amount that would have been contributed to their retirement benefits had they been career employees since their employment began. The calculation of the amount is determined by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This legislation would help postal and federal employees retire earlier by counting the time they worked as a non-career employee toward their retirement. It would affect more than 100,000 APWU members who have converted from temporary to career positions.
As of March 3, 2025, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act has 25 cosponsors in the House of Representatives. Please keep an eye on apwu.org for future information on a Call to Action Day for the Federal Retirement Fairness Act. Remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. We are much stronger together in solidarity, so please help your fellow union members in this collective fight for full, on-time retirement benefits!
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Breaking: Union Drive for Volkswagen Workers Goes National As New Jersey VW Workers File to Join UAW
The push to unionize Volkswagen has gone national, as VW autoworkers at a large distribution center in New Jersey have reached supermajority support and just became the first VW workers on the East Coast to file to unionize with the UAW.
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U.S. Legislative Conference celebrates key victory and prepares for the road ahead
The IAFF successfully lobbied for the repeal of the WEP/GPO repeal. Now, as fire fighters from all over the country convene in Washington, D.C., it’s time to focus on a new set of priorities.
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US Mail Not For Sale – Day of Action
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The Postal Service is facing one of the most serious threats in our history. Reports indicate that the Trump administration is preparing an illegal and hostile takeover of the USPS, threatening the stability of our jobs, our workplaces, and the public service we proudly provide. Now more than ever, we must stand together to protect our jobs and our future.
Let’s make it clear to the country that the U.S Mail is Not For Sale!
APWU will post resources and toolkits on this page for you to plan your local action.
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Read More....Texas Postal Workers 39th Biennial State Convention
Room rate: $169.00/night+taxes. Please contact Diannia McWilliams (361)214-3611. Registration fee: $115 before May 20; after $165. Pre-convention workshops will be held June 25, followed by the convention June 26-28 Visit tpwu.org for updates.
June 25, 2025 – 8:00AM to June 28, 2025 – 5:00PMOmni Bayfront Hotel900 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
LocalNoYes2025-03-03 00:00:00Texas Postal Workers 39th Biennial State ConventionThe Corpus Christi Local #779, Texas Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO and the TPWU Auxiliary welcomes all the delgates, union members, and special guests to the Texas Postal Workers 39th Biennial State Convention.
Pre-convention workshops will be held June 25, followed by the convention June 26-28. Please check the TPWU.org website for updates. For additional information, please contract Corpus Christ Presient Alex Barrera – (361)510-4813 or Gabi Morales, Corpus Christi Local (361)446-9576
Hotel Information
Omni Bayfront Hotel
900 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Please contact Diannia McWilliams (361)214-3611.
Registration:
$115 before May 20; after $165.
Make all checks payable to the Corpus Christi Local #779
Send creditials forms along with registration fee to:
Corpus Christi Local
ATTN: Gabi Morales
P.O. Box 4535
Corpus Christi, TX 78469
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UNION PLUS – Spring forward in your college journey
Spring ahead in your college quest with the Union Plus College Program. Take advantage of affordable tuition and flexible online learning to pursue an undergraduate, a graduate, or a certificate program to achieve your educational goals. Click here for more information.
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Women’s History Month Profiles: Patricia Redding
Women’s History Month Profiles: Patricia Redding
For Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making women’s 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 Patricia Redding of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
Patricia Redding has been an IATSE member for seven years. She serves on her local’s women’s and diversity, equity and inclusion committees, and volunteers with food pantries and holiday toy drives her local participates in. Her inspirations are Michelle Obama, retired IATSE Vice President C. Faye Harper and fellow Local 479 sister Jennifer Hutchins. “Being an IATSE member means a lot to me. I was hungry to learn more about my union and wanted to be in a position to give more to our union members.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Sun, 03/02/2025 – 10:46
Women’s History Month Profiles: Brittney Davidson
Women’s History Month Profiles: Brittney Davidson
For Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making women’s 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 Brittney Davidson of the Heat and Frost Insulators (HFIU).
Brittney Davidson isn’t just breaking glass ceilings—she’s smashing them with a sledgehammer. First female executive board member of Local 119? Check. First female trainer of the local? Check. Financial trustee? Sergeant-at-arms? You bet. Trailblazing comes naturally to Davidson. She isn’t just good at the job—she’s great. She trains the next generation, makes sure the work’s done right and keeps the union’s future positive. She’s got the grit, the know-how and the leadership to back it all up.
Kenneth Quinnell
Sat, 03/01/2025 – 10:46