Union Family,
With all the good work many of you are doing out in the field on educating the public and getting the media to pay attention to the Mail Processing Facility Reviews, we are seeing more postal employees being contacted by the press for comment, etc.
Just a reminder that clerks are not gauranteed one day off during peak season!
In accordance with Article 8, Sections 4 and 5 of the APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a consecutive four-week period each year during December.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in conjunction with the Postal Service, has been working to implement a new Postal Service Health Benefit (PSHB) Program, as required under the new Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. PSHB is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and will be administered by OPM.
Petition · POSTAL GOVERNORS--STOP SILENCING THE PUBLIC! · Change.org
Why this petition matters
The Postal Board of Governors oversees the operation of the United States Postal Service, an essential and Constitutionally-mandated public service that reaches every community in the country.
Friends of the Postal Service
We’ve got to keep spreading the message that USPS is an integral, cherished public service that people depend on, and make it clear that offering new convenient services communities need is a better service-oriented move than price hikes several times a year for three years straight.
See the attached notification I received today. This standup appears to have already gone out. We have been through a social media policy change previously. The IRD successfully was able to keep them to withdraw some changes to the policy and make it clear the policy applied when employees were authorized to speak on behalf of the postal service.
Members Only Retirement Seminar October 27, 2023
he Iowa Postal Workers Union is hosting a Retirement Planning/Preparation Seminar in Cedar Rapids IA at the Radisson Hotel at 1200 Collins Road NE. This will cover all aspects of retirement planning and will benefit employees early in their careers as well as those that are nearing retirement.
SAVE THE DATE: September 24, 2023-1:30pm
I am hosting a virtual Texas Holdem Tournament as a fund raiser to help our brother Lee Grey. Lee has been the Support Services Director for the IPWU for many years and has been a staunch union advocate. He is a truck driver in support services who has been unable to work do to a serious health condition for over a year.
Postal Support Employees now eligible for dental and vision benefits (FEDVIP)
August 18, 2023
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There’s some exciting news for PSEs. Postal Support Employees are now eligible for the Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP).
Fourth COLA announced
Pay will increase by $0.48 an hour for career workers
August 10, 2023
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.48 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective Aug. 26, 2023 (separate CBAs covering IT/AS and HRSSC provide COLAs but on a different cycle).
National Award Issued in Favor of APWU Motor Vehicle Services Craft
August 14, 2023
On August 1, 2023, Arbitrator Daniel F. Brent transmitted a National Award dated July 21, 2023, to the parties in the Motor Vehicle Craft Jobs MOU case, Case No.
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Rally - Prioritize My Mailbox
Des Moines, Iowa — Iowans will rally outside the post office in Des Moines on Friday to raise awareness about the Delivering for America Plan.