Charlotte APWU

Thrift Savings Website
This website gives you access to your account information and lets you make changes on-line with the click of a mouse. Historical interest rate data is also available. Check it out!

US Savings Bond Calculator
Want to know the current value of your Savings Bonds? this calculator from the savingsbonds.gov website automatically does the calculations for you!

Federal Retirement Calculator
With this calculation model you can compute an estimate of your CSRS, CSRS Offset and FERS retirement benefits -- normal, early or disability retirement -- as well as an estimate of your future TSP savings and Social Security benefits.

This OPM Website provides information and answers about benefits available to you as a Federal Employee. Rates, Claims Forms, FAQs, and an on-line calculator to help you determine the face-value of your FEGLI Insurance, can all be found at this site.

Benefits For Federal Employees In Career Transition
Thinking about a career change and worried about what will happen to your benefits? This OPM handbook gives you all the details you need to know to make a well informed decision and protect your hard-earned benefits.

The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
This OPM Sponsored program allows you to purchase insurance protection for the burdensome costs associated with long-term care arising later in life. Open Season Ends December 31st. There is also a calculator available on this site for you to determine the cost of premiums for the plan(s) you select.

Federaljobsearch.com
Thinking about changing careers but want to stay Federal? This website hooks you up with vacancies all across the nation within the federal government. You can even request free e-mail notifications of job vacancies in your area.

National Labor Committee
Learn all about the important efforts of Charlie Kernaghan and his organization as they battle the human rights violations and exploitation of poor workers in less developed countries by greedy global corporations. Individuals and Local Unions can join this organization and contribute to this fight.

AFL-CIO Executive Pay Watch
This website gives you statistics on how your salary measures up to the paychecks taken home by corporate CEOs. Find out how long long it would take at your present salary to earn one year's worth of a CEO salary.

Lu's News & Views
This is a cyberspace version of a newsletter created by Lucille Caldwell over two years ago. The main objective of this site is to share information and news to Postal Employees. It's chock full of interesting information and links about postal matters and is updated almost daily.

Postal News.com
This site collects and links you to various articles concerning the postal industry. It's a good place to stay in touch with issues of public interest that affect our employment

PostalWatch.org
Check out what this self-proclaimed "Watchdog over the US Postal Service" is reporting about our industry and our jobs.

Postalmag.com
Another site with links to various articles concerning the postal service.

Ninth Street Rag
Denny Hill, a clerk in the Kalamazoo MI Post Office, maintains this site with links to articles of interest for Postal employees.

Union Resource Network
News links to all the news that is news on labor unions and their activities.

Postcom.org
A site dedicated to tracking and posting the news on all aspects of postal commerce--not just the US Postal Service. Keep your eye on what and who is competing for our work.

Mailing Systems Technology Magazine
This organization tracks all of the technology in the mailing industry. A way to stay tuned to the latest developments. There are a substantial number of links to articles about the US Postal Service and its Unions.

R.R. Donnely Logistics.com
R.R. Donnelley Logistics, a business unit of Chicago-based R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, was formed in 1990 to support the distribution of print product to America's homes. Since then, Donnelley Logistics has become the nation's leading distributor of catalogs, magazines, books, direct mail and packages. Their links to news involving the Postal Service provides insight into what the business community is involved in.

21st Century Postal Workers
This Bulletin Board was established and is maintained by and for members of the American Postal Workers Union. A series of board allows you to engage in discussions over specific issues such as craft information, political ideas and general APWU interests.

Federal Soup.com
Join this Discussion Board for Federal Employees. There's even a Postal string to exchange ideas on our industry.

OPM Family Medical Leave Act Webpage
This website contains information from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Federal Employee's rights under the Family Medical Leave Act.

Union Label Website
Find out which products and services are UNION. Support Unionized workers by buying American and buying Union.

Labor Heritage Foundation
If you're looking for Union videos, books, tapes, CDs, buttons etc., this site has a great collection to choose from.

Northland Poster Collective
This company sells unique Union t-shirts, posters and buttons for your organizing efforts, stewards and members. If you're interested in exciting Union products, check out their extensive catalog.

Union Songs...a Selection by Mark Gregory
Want the words to your favorite Union songs for a picket or rally? This searchable site has a large database of lyrics.

Labor Notes
Keep up with the latest labor news with this activist newspaper.

Law Memo.com
Check this page out for the latest on Employment Law, including NLRB trends.

Union Printers
Want to know who the Union Printers are? This CWA website includes a US Mapfind link to the printers in your state. To go directly to Pennsylvania Union printers, click here: PA Union Printers

Law Memo.com
Check this page out for the latest on Employment Law, including NLRB trends.

Searchable US Code Page
If you are looking for a specific USC reference, this site will allow you to find it through a search program.

Jenkins Law Library
This site has several links to help you locate legal references such as Supreme Court decisions, EEO and MSPB cases to assist in your grievances.

Findlaw.com
This website contains a substantial number of links to various legal resources

Charlotte Area Local 375, APWU
3521 Mulberry Church Rd.
Charlotte , NC 28208
Phone: (704) 394-5104
Toll Free:1-800-798-9895
Fax: (704) 394-5404

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