A Common Goal

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU is not alone in our fight to secure funding for the Postal Service in the next stimulus. We are joined by workers, unions, community and civil...

Pandemic Underscores Need for Postal Banking

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The modern movement for postal banking in the United States was born out of the ashes of the 2008-2009 Great Recession. One of the early effects of...

Poor People’s Campaign Holds Virtual June 20 Rally

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 20 and 21, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival held threehour virtual rallies, demanding legislation and policies...

Our Government Should Be “For the People”

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” are the words Abraham Lincoln spoke in his famous Gettysburg Address. Those words describe...

President Dimondstein Testifies Before Congress About Vote By Mail

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 11, President Dimondstein testified before a congressional hearing of the Committee on House Administration on Voting Rights and Election...

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