About the Legislative and Political Department
The Legislative and Political Department helps advance the union's cause on Capitol Hill and keeps the APWU members informed about important issues and legislative developments. Working with the union's president, we are the APWU's eyes, ears, and voice in Washington, DC.
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November 18, 2024
Staying Engaged Beyond the Election
"As the 2024 election season has come to a close, it is important to stay engaged." APWU legislative and Political...
November 12, 2024
HAPPENING TODAY: House of Representatives Expected to Vote on the Social Security Fairness Act
The House is expected to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act Tuesday evening. We are asking every APWU member to ...
October 2, 2024
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Appears on PBS News Hour
Postal workers are warning of what they call 'substandard performance' by the U.S. Postal Service. The American...
September 19, 2024
Unions Rally for Social Security Fairness on Capitol Hill
With just over a week before members of Congress leave Washington, D.C. until after the November elections, the time is...
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The 2024 Elections: It's Time to Mobilize
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2024 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Legislative Director Judy Beard urges members to get involved this election season, check their voter registration, and make a plan to vote.
Saving our public Postal Service - a livestream with Sen. Bernie Sanders
In an event viewed live by hundreds of thousands of people, Sen. Bernie Sanders and the leaders of major postal unions discussed how we must work together to save our public Postal Service.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders
- Pres. Mark Dimondstein, APWU
- Pres. Fredric Rolando, NALC
- Pres. Paul Hogrogian, NPMHU
- Judy Beard, Legislative & Political Director, APWU
Why We Need the Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service has long been an important source of decent jobs, particularly for people of color, who make up 40 percent of their workforce. In the current crisis, postal workers are playing a particularly vital role in our nation’s economic and public health as they strain to meet the surge in demand for package deliveries. At the same time, mail volume has plummeted as a result of the crisis. Without emergency relief, the Postal Service is facing a real threat of insolvency.
Rep. Brenda Lawrence Stands Up for Postal Workers!
"So how did you come up with this recommendation or plan on privatizing the Postal Service - Keeping in mind that the Postal Service does not fund itself with taxpayers dollars. It funds itself based on the sale of their products, in addition to that it, operates under a directive of the Constitution? So how did you come up with a plan to privatize it when you have not engaged the organization...this is a very severe recommendation. It's very high level to say 'I'ma privatize' and then actually put it on the selling block for the highest bidder...This body who has the legislative responsibility based on the people who voted us here, I would hope every single one of us will stand up and have the political courage to say...this is not professional and it looks political and unacceptable."
We Deliver Almost Anything
The public Postal Service will take almost anything, but doesn't take any taxpayer dollars! Spread the word!
The USPS operates with ZERO tax dollars! Learn more at usmailnotforsale.org.
The United States Postal Service - Keep It. It's yours!
If the U.S. Postal Service is sold to private corporations, you won’t get your mail every day – maybe only every third day – and you will pay more for mail services. Learn more about the White House's proposal to sell the postal service at: usmailnotforsale.org.