‘It Was Electric’

Senator Bernie Sanders  Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders thrilled APWU members attending the union’s All-Craft Conference in Las Vegas on Oct. 14. “It was electric,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein of the response to Sanders’ speech....

The 2016 Presidential Election: My Thoughts; How About Yours?

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It’s amazing that presidential campaigns have become such big business that they never seem to cease. As soon as one ends, the next one begins...

Republican Presidential Hopefuls Are Staying Silent Regarding Social Security Privatization but Still Favor 'Reform'

While still talking about the need to “save” Social Security by cutting benefits to retirees, this cycle’s crop of GOP Presidential candidates have been silent on whether they’d support a plan to privatize Social Security. In 2005, Democrats...

e-Team Report, Jan. 27, 2015

New House Resolution Takes Aim at Delayed Mail Just weeks into the 114th Congress, a new bipartisan coalition of a dozen U.S. representatives is taking a stand for prompt, reliable mail service.

e-Team Report, Jan. 12, 2015

New Congress Convenes The 114th Congress convened last week, with Republicans assuming full control of the body for the first time in 8 years. Republicans captured control of the Senate and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will lead a...

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