About the Retirees Department

The APWU Retirees Department is the voice of retired APWU members — within the union and on Capitol Hill.

Events

APWU 2023 All-Craft Conference

October 2, 2023 to October 4, 2023

3645 S Las Vegas Blvd,

Las Vegas, NV 89109

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Latest News for Retirees

January 20, 2023

The Debt Ceiling & Postal Workers

The Treasury Department announced on Thursday that the United States government has hit its statutory “debt limit.” The...

January 17, 2023

Renew Our Commitment to APWU

The 118th Congress began on Jan. 3, 2023. We must keep up the pressure on our congressional representatives to achieve...

November 7, 2022

Still Fighting for Justice: Congress is in Session

Retirees and postal workers, we can still do the work to protect our federal pensions, benefits, and the U.S. Postal...

September 19, 2022

Postal Retirees Deserve Better: Urge Congress to Pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act

For years, APWU has been fighting to end the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO),...

Retiree Q&A Center

If you have any questions about when to retire from the USPS or questions about what retirement benefits you are owed from your time as a postal employee, please email RetireeQandA@apwu.org.

Renew Our Commitment to APWU

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2023 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)

The 118th Congress began on Jan. 3, 2023. We must keep up the pressure on our congressional representatives to achieve our legislative priorities and to protect our federal pensions, benefits, and the Postal Service.

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