Video: Turn your post office into a bank? Idea is on the table

Video: Turn your post office into a bank? Idea is on the table

PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) – People are sending and receiving less mail. To save the institution, the American Postal Workers Union supports adding banking duties to services. “We fell in love on the parcel sorter machine,” said postal worker Mary Lou Pavoggi. Pavoggi not only devoted 34 years to the Postal Service, she also met her husband there. “There […]

APWU: Tell the Postmaster General: Make Postal Banking a Reality Now

APWU: Tell the Postmaster General: Make Postal Banking a Reality Now

APWU – 11/20/15 – Did you know that nearly 28% of U.S. households are underserved by traditional banks?  They turn instead to payday lenders, check cashers and other financial predators, spending on average nearly 10 percent of their income on fees. There is a simple solution: Postal Banking. The Campaign for Postal Banking has launched a petition calling on […]

Video: Vandals target local Vegas mailboxes

Video: Vandals target local Vegas mailboxes

Dozens of people in one valley neighborhood have all been hit by vandals. Overnight Sunday, someone busted open eight different mailbox clusters and they still have not been fixed. “When I was cruising around last night, I noticed not just this mailbox but almost every single mailbox in this entire neighborhood has been hit,” said […]

NALC: 2015 Penalty Overtime Exclusion

NALC: 2015 Penalty Overtime Exclusion

As referenced in Article 8, Sections 4 and 5, of the National Agreement between the NALC and the U.S. Postal Service, the December period during which penalty overtime regulations are not applicable consists of four consecutive service weeks. This year, the December period begins Pay Period 26-15, Week 2 (Dec. 5, 2015) and ends Pay […]

Video: Dimondstein Appears on ‘The Big Picture’ with Thom Hartmann

Video: Dimondstein Appears on ‘The Big Picture’ with Thom Hartmann

APWU President Mark Dimondstein appeared on “The Big Picture” with Thom Hartmann on Nov. 16, discussing the National Executive Board’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders for President. “He stands above all others and is a champion for postal workers and all workers across the country,” Dimondstein said, adding that Sanders has advocated for a $15 minimum […]