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March 24, 2025

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Protecting the Postal Service, Our Livelihoods After the Election

The new administration brings challenges that could directly have an impact on the Postal Service and the lives of postal workers. Our union must rema...

March 24, 2025

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Protecting Our Rights During the Threats We Face!

The threats to our collective bargaining rights are very real. There are new policies that some people in power want to implement, which could signi c...

March 24, 2025

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The Struggle Always Continues

As the dust settles on the start of the 119th Congress, your Legislative and Political Department is hard at work fostering relationships with the new...

March 24, 2025

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Motor Vehicle Service Employees Are Essential

Whether meeting with the Postmaster General (PMG), Deputy PMG, members of Congress, or national arbitrators, the Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) officers...

March 24, 2025

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Eliminating the Gender Pay Gap

Research and Education Director Joyce Robinson provides information to illustrate the pay gap between men's and women's wages and legislation aimed to...

March 21, 2025

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Postal Workers Say, ‘Hands Off’ Our USPS in National Day of Action to Defend the Public Postal Service

In a resounding show of solidarity, thousands upon thousands of postal workers and members of the community took to the streets for a National Day of...

March 14, 2025

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Updates on Maintenance Division Part-Time Regular Settlement Payments

By this time, most eligible recipients of the Maintenance Craft Part-Time Regular (PTR) settlement distribution have received their first payments, to...

March 14, 2025

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Statement by APWU National Executive Board on DOGE and the USPS

Members likely heard the recent news of an agreement between the Postmaster General and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by the...

March 13, 2025

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APWU Releases Special Edition Magazine Addressing Threat to USPS

Read the special edition of The American Postal Worker here.

March 13, 2025

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Wall Street Licks Its Lips at Prospect of Selling Off Public Post Office

Wells Fargo Analysts publish a report on the massive profits they could make by selling-off our public Postal Service

March 12, 2025

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This Workers’ Memorial Day, File a PS Form 1767 – Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice

This Workers’ Memorial Day, we are calling on our members to take part in collective action to make sure our workplaces are clean, safe, and healthy!...

March 12, 2025

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Stand Up for Safe Jobs on Workers’ Memorial Day!

On April 28, Workers Memorial Day, I challenge all of you to be willing to Stand Up for Safe Jobs and take action on this day. There are many things y...

March 11, 2025

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THE GUARDIAN: The US Postal Service helped build the Black middle class. Trump could end that legacy

Trump’s potential plans for the USPS could threaten the agency’s rich legacy of Black employment, from which generations of Black families have secure...

March 11, 2025

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It is Time to File Your Labor-Management Report!

March 31 is fast approaching! It is especially important that local and state treasurers file their annual Labor-Management (LM) report for the Depart...

March 11, 2025

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Don’t Panic, Organize!

“Big Fish” corporations and the billionaires trying to run our country have an open path to swallow workers whole by driving down pay and benefits and...

March 10, 2025

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Postal Privatization Once Again Rearing Its Ugly Head!

APWU President Dimondstein provides answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding what it would mean if the Postal Service were to be priva...

March 6, 2025

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APWU Announces Day of Action to Defend the Public Postal Service

On March 20, postal workers and allies across the country will take to the streets to stand together and say "Hands Off Our Public Postal Service!"

March 4, 2025

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Federal Retirement Fairness Act Reintroduced!

On Feb. 24, 2025, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, or H.R. 1522, was reintroduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA-11...

March 2, 2025

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THE GUARDIAN: US Postal Service faces murky future as Trump mulls dismantling institution

Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to dissolve USPS’s bipartisan board of governors and place the agency under the control of the commerce departmen...

March 1, 2025

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APWU Honors Women’s History Month

The APWU honors the contributions of American women in shaping our nation. The APWU National Executive Board met February 5-6 and adopted a proclamati...

March 1, 2025

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Maintenance Craft In-Service Open Season March 1-31, 2025

Once a year, during the month of March (March 1-31), ALL career employees may request to be tested for Maintenance Craft eligibility ratings and place...

February 25, 2025

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NY TIMES: As Trump Eyes the Postal Service, Concerns Grow Over Its Independence

President Trump’s attempt to exert more control over the U.S. Postal Service has fueled concerns that those efforts could hurt the agency’s ability to...

February 24, 2025

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Unions Rally to Fight Back Against Illegal Postal Takeover

On Feb. 24, 2025, hundreds of union members joined together to show that workers are prepared to fight back against the proposed, illegal takeover of...

February 24, 2025

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Pres. Dimondstein On the Airwaves Against Illegal USPS Takeover

On Friday major news outlets began reporting that President Trump plans an illegal takeover of the United States Postal Service. In response, APWU Pre...

February 20, 2025

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Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Attacks to the Public Postal Service

The Washington Post has reported that the Trump Administration will soon issue an Executive Order firing the Postal Board of Governors, and placing th...

February 18, 2025

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Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Postmaster General DeJoy’s Announced Departure

APWU President Mark Dimondstein provides a statement on the announced departure of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

February 13, 2025

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February Contract Negotiations Update

The difficult battle for a new APWU contract covering the wages, benefits, and rights of 200,000 postal workers continues. This current round of barga...

February 13, 2025

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The Danger of Trump’s Plan for a Private USPS

“Make no mistake, the postal service is under attack,” President Dimondstein warns in an interview with Mother Jones. “This isn’t just about the post...

February 13, 2025

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United to Defend Our Rights Against Financial Abuse

On Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, Donald Trump’s newly appointed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Project 2025 co-author Russell V...

February 12, 2025

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APWU, Unions Rally with AFGE to ‘Save Our Civil Service’

In a massive show of solidarity, AFL-CIO affiliated unions, Congressional allies, and federal workers gathered on Feb. 11 at Upper Senate Park in a ra...