APWU NPC 2017 Legislative Conference:  Washington, D.C. – March 12-14

This conference is being held in Washington, D.C. from Saturday, March 12, 2017 to Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Saturday is set aside for training, Sunday & Monday the Conference and Tuesday is for NPC Delegates to go to appointments made with their House of Representatives and/or Senators offices (please make your own meeting appointments). Source…

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APWU: PMG’s Demands Bad for Postal Workers

(This article appears in the July/August 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) John L. Marcotte, Legislative & Political Director The Postmaster General and the USPS are lobbying Congress. What are they asking legislators to do? Reduce letter delivery to five days per week; Deny new hires a “defined benefit” retirement (pension) plan; Force injured…

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Local postal worker delivers lobbying message to Washington

Emerson Kretzer delivers mail on most days, south and west of St. Joseph. Last week, he delivered a message in Washington. The message, voiced firsthand to members of the Missouri congressional delegation, had to do with the future of the U.S. Postal Service. “We’re trying to preserve six-day delivery and do something about the pre-funding…

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