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| FEINGOLD ANNOUNCES HUGE STEP FORWARD IN FAIR MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR WISCONSIN | ||
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Medicare Fairness Efforts Included in Prescription Drug Bill [more] Posted by John Durben @ 05:52 PM CST | ||
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| Eight-Digit Employee ID Numbers to Replace Social Security Numbers | ||
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The Postal Service notified the APWU this month that it would begin using eight-digit employee identification numbers to replace the use of Social Security numbers on employee records. The new employee identification numbers will be included on earnings statements beginning pay period 14-03 (dated July 3). [more] Posted by John Durben @ 09:24 PM CST | ||
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An increase in the Consumer Price Index in May means that if the adjustment were made based on the fourth month in the six-month measuring period, the fourth Cost-Of-Living Adjustment under the National Agreement would give employees an annual raise of $270. [more] Posted by John Durben @ 04:48 PM CST | ||
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| Early retirement will be for ALL crafts, President Burrus confirmed today. | ||
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He will be meeting with the Postal Service on Friday. Further details will be provided at the APWU National Presidents' Conference this weekend June 21-23 [http://ppwu.org/NPC_files/main.htm]. Saturday afternoon will include a presentation by Secretary-Treasurer Robert Tunstall on the new 401-K retirement plan for local and state officers.
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| Update #11-03 June 16, 2003 OPM NOTIFIES APWU: EARLY OUTS APPROVED! | ||
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has informed the union that the Postal Service's Jan. 23, 2003, request for authority to offer Voluntary Early Retirement to APWU-represented employees has been approved.
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| Feingold Requests GAO Study On Buy American Act Loophole | ||
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Seeks Ways to Keep More Jobs in U.S.
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| Act Now to Save Rx Drug Coverage for Retirees! | ||
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The U.S. Senate committee in charge of Medicare is considering legislation that would force many seniors into private managed care plans with unreliable prescription drug coverage and it could take away prescription coverage from 3 million retirees.
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| WORD TO THE WISE? | ||
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An article by Willie Mellen - APWU Clerk Craft National Business Agent
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| URGENT--One day left! Act now! | ||
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Your member of the U.S. House of Representatives will vote tomorrow, Thursday June 5, on a bill that could take away overtime pay for millions of people. The bill, called H.R. 1119, would let employers offer comp time instead of overtime pay--but bosses would have complete control over when--or even if--a worker could really take time off. [more] | ||
| FEINGOLD PRESSES FOR FAIRNESS IN WISCONSIN'S MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM | ||
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Urges Senate Finance Committee to Deal With Medicare Equity Problem [more] Posted by John Durben @ 07:05 PM CST | ||
| SOLIDARITY SUNDAY JUNE 22 | ||
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JOIN TYSON STRIKERS IN JEFFERSON Rally at Tyson Foods Plant Gate 1:30 to 2:30 pm
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| eTravel Update | ||
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Short updates on some of the issues that have been happening with the software change.
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