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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August 26, 2024
2024 Election Mail Procedures
As we approach Election Season, The American Postal Worker outlines the difference between Election mail and Political...
August 26, 2024
The 2024 Elections: It's Time to Mobilize
Legislative Director Judy Beard urges members to get involved this election season, check their voter registration, and...
August 22, 2024
APWU Supports Protecting the Right to Vote, Vote-by-Mail Initiatives
APWU staunchly supports “Get Out the Vote” and vote at home initiatives to elect leaders who will fight for postal...
July 31, 2024
An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act
The APWU has never stopped fighting to pass the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82, S. 597).
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Our Fight Continues: Engaging with Ballot Measures, Promoting Federal Retirement Fairness, and Protecting Our Letter Carriers
(This article first appeared in the July/Aug 2024 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Legislative Director Judy Beard urges members to get involved this election season, highlighting local ballot initiatives and key legislation such as the Federal Retirement Fairness Act and Protect Our Letter Carriers Act.
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.