Officer’s Corner Archive

Message from the President – April Updates

Greetings Fellow Retirees, Welcome to the month of April. I hope each of you are well. Thank you for casting your vote in our last election for me to serve as your President for another term. I am eternally grateful for your vote of confidence in me and my ability to represent our APWU Retirees…

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Face the Nation You Are Winners

Will your income last? Can you sustain your income and life style for next 20 or 30 years? Many baby boomers can reasonably expect to live to be 80 or 85, or perhaps even longer, therefore, we must have sustainability. Let’s fight against budget cuts and privatizing the United State Post Office. This is what…

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Hot Topics: Expand, Do Not Cut Healthcare

Yesterday, every Republican Senator but two voted to start the process of taking health care away from tens of millions of Americans. Mitch McConnell will now hold votes on specific health care bills, with Senators on both sides of the aisle offering amendments. Our champions in the Senate are offering amendments to expand Medicare and…

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2017, The Year of Realized Purpose

Black History Month is a month of recognition, reclamation, and resolution. Every February, we force America to not only learn more about its Black citizens, but also recognize that our history is American history too; and that it matters, also. This month also serves as a time when America’s Black citizens reclaim the attitudes and…

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Outreach to Members

Dear Members, As we start 2016 I would like to send heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our retirees chapter for your support.   As we approach our new year in business we will continue to offer excellent customer service to our retirees  chapter. I welcome positive changes and an overall great experience with challenges. We will…

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Out With the Old, Let’s Look for the New?

By: Sardebra Wright, Vice President Hello Retirees! There has been so much going on that we need to discuss. For the past few months the President and myself have been battling with the local and the national to become full-time members of the local. One reason was to bring more understanding to the local members…

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Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays I am honored that my fellow retirees have entrusted me to lead the retirees union at this point in time. My number one priority will be to protect our civil rights, our environment and the opportunities to do the right thing for the retirees A. P.W. U. Publication Motto for this Contract Campaign…

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Moving to a Bigger and Better Future

By: Sardebra Wright, President The time has come for my term as President to come to an end. In 2013 when I took office, my goal was to expand on what our previous President Wilhelmina Ford had achieved. We became more active with the Miami-Dade Democratic Party and I was chosen as a delegate for…

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The Postal Service is Not a Piggy Bank

THE POSTAL SERVICE IS NOT A PIGGY BANK By: Sardebra Wright, President Most people don’t realize that the U.S. Postal Service is self sustaining. That’s right folks, we haven’t gotten a dime from the federal government in over 30 years and yet Congress is always trying to take money from the postal service. There’s a…

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We Got the Power

WE GOT THE POWER By: Sardebra Wright, President At an early age, my mother drilled into my siblings and my head to always fight for our rights and for what is right. It is something that I will always live by. We all have an assignment on this earth and every day we should do…

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