Miami Area Local Attains Proclamation Honoring USPS 250 from Miami-Dade County Commission

Miami Area Local President Wanda Harris recently secured a proclamation from the Miami-Dade County Commission on Sept 24. Wanda used the relationships she has built with local labor leaders over the years and a very pro-union mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, to help obtain a proclamation from the Miami-Dade County Office, Board of County Commissioners, signed by Chairman Anthony Rodriguez. Harris remarked that, “Relationships are important and this campaign is a good tool to help solidify existing relationships and build new ones at the local level.”

The proclamation, which reinforces the significance of the public service that postal workers provide, is an important step to enshrining the public Postal Service in the hearts of communities of every size. Miami, the third-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast and the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, sprawls over 1,000 square miles. The Postal Service delivers mail to every single address in this area at the same cost to everyone. By providing equitable and affordable service to this vast city and beyond, the public Postal Service ensures that the people of Miami receive the services they need.

With deep connections to every single community across the country, postal workers move mail to every home and business in the country. By partnering with the communities that we serve, the campaign continues to reinforce the need for an independent, public Postal Service, while celebrating the achievements of the USPS for the last 250 years.

The APWU encourages members in every state to help work on this campaign. To help you get started, a sample proclamation and ideas for implementation are provided. Anyone can get involved, and the APWU encourages members to include community partners and allies in this work. To see these resources and more, visit: apwu.org/250.