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September 19, 2024
APWU Welcomes Reversal of Some USPS Consolidation Efforts, Keeping Mail Processing Local at More Facilities
The APWU and the 200,000 dedicated postal workers we represent stand with the people of the country for improved postal services. There is too much delayed mail resulting from too much short staffing and a chaotic implem...
May 15, 2024
In a Needed Step to Improve Service, Postal Management to Slow Down Consolidations
In response to union, community, and political pressure, Postmaster General (PMG) DeJoy, in a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), has agreed to pause, at least until January 2025, a number of the planned mail consolida...
August 8, 2022
Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein in Response to Recent Remarks by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Future Postal Staffing
In a recent presentation before the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute, Postmaster General (PMG) Louis DeJoy outlined his views of the future direction of the United States Postal Service. One remark from the...
November 12, 2021
Taking on Challenges Together
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) COVID-19 Continues Brothers and Sisters, I hope and pray you and your families are healthy and staying safe. As the end...
November 12, 2021
Postal Workers Are Always Essential
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Your labor of love and survival has really made a difference to so many people over the last two years. Your job exposed...
November 12, 2021
APWU National and Locals Fight Back Against Consolidations
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In May 2021, the Postal Service released a list of 18 USPS facilities slated for consolidation, as part of their 10-Year...
August 27, 2021
The Solution to Resolving the USPS’s Delayed Mail Challenge and Building Back Better
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 20, the Postal Regulatory Commission advised the USPS not to change service standards. There were over 130,000 c...
July 9, 2021
APWU Fights Consolidation/Closure Plans
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We have the power to influence those who are the target leaders who can stop consolidations/closures. Work with me and ou...
July 25, 2019
Message to the PMG – Not So Fast!!
APWU National Executive Board Counters Postal Management’s Cut and Slash ‘Business’ Plan with the Union’s ‘Service’ Plan (This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
April 3, 2019
Join Us on April 15 for the APWU’s Tax Day of Action!
On Apr. 15, postal workers are letting the public know that the Postal Service operates with NO tax dollars. Contact your local or state officers to find out how you can participate! If there isn’t a Tax Day event in you...
April 2, 2019
A Woman For All Seasons
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor Dedicated APWU unionist Eleanor G. Bailey passed away on December 12, 201...
April 2, 2019
What’s to Come in Interest Arbitration
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman Our efforts to reach a new contract are now entering the next phases o...
April 1, 2019
Power in the Mail and with the Vote
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy Power is in the vote. We need each and every one of our postal workers to register to vo...
March 29, 2019
Postal Employees and Retirees See Threats to Pay and Benefits in White House Budget
The White House released its plans for the fiscal year 2020 budget this month. It once again attacks workers, calling for deep cuts to salaries, retirement and health benefits. It also echoes parts of the Postal Task For...
January 16, 2019
Are We Going to Let the Big Corporations Privatize Us?
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy Let’s talk about the facts. Here I am, a union postal worker. What will happen if I...
January 16, 2019
Not Surprising – USPS 2012 Cuts Do Not Create Projected Savings
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Oct. 15 report proves what postal workers have been shouting for years – cuts...
January 16, 2019
The Ostrich Syndrome
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein “Bury your head in the sand” is a common saying based on the myth that when an ostri...
January 16, 2019
White House Targets Postal Workers
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Dec. 4, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department released the long-awaited report by the White House’s Task Force on t...
November 16, 2018
Watch and Share our New Ad: The US Postal Service – Keep it. It’s Yours!
We’re ramping up our campaign to stop the White House’s proposal to sell the USPS to private corporations — and we’re asking every APWU member to join the fight. We partnered with the National Association of Letter Carri...
November 12, 2018
Register Today to Join the Call on Nov. 14!
On Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. EST and 7 p.m. EST the Legislative & Political Department will host a call on the US Mail Not for Sale campaign. Click here for a downloadable flyer to spread the word! As we move into the Congres...
November 2, 2018
What Could Happen in the Lame Duck Session
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard With a new congressional session coming up, our fight is...
October 2, 2018
I Have a Dream, You Have a Dream, and Dr. King Had a Dream
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy My dream would be to help make APWU truly a movement of members fighting to save...
July 23, 2018
Honoring Our Past, Fighting For Our Future
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy Update on Phase II Consolidations Tour 1 members of the Greater Oregon Area Local 555 f...
March 27, 2018
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 16th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with a wealth of information to take home to their local and state organiza...
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March 1, 2018
Building ‘Strong, Action- Oriented’ Communities
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy During November 2017, I met with locals and members who are still on the Pha...
November 17, 2017
Des Moines Area Local and BMC Protest for a Viable Postal Service!
On Nov. 8, APWU Des Moines Area Local and the Des Moines BMC Local (Iowa) held an informational picket in front of the downtown processing and distribution center to send a resounding message to postal management: Post...
November 13, 2017
Des Moines’ Postal Services Should Be Expanded, Not Cut!
The following is an op-ed by President Mark Dimondstein and Des Moines Area APWU Local 44 President Mike Bates that originally appeared in Des Moines' Register on Nov. 9. The United States Postal Service belongs to all t...
November 1, 2017
Are You Ready to Take Action?
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy Vice President Debby Szeredy speaks with clerk Michelle Reid. We must fi...
September 1, 2017
Are Blue Boxes a Thing of the Past?
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The familiar blue collection boxes are vanishing from our streets. A recent USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit rep...
August 10, 2017