Wilmington DE/Malcolm T Smith Area Local Hits the Streets to Fight for the People’s Postal Service
On July 9, in response to the White House’s recent plan to privatize the USPS, Wilmington DE/Malcolm T Smith Area Local hit the pavement to spread the word that the fight is on to save the people’s post office.
President Dimondstein: "Let's Deliver Mail, not Myths"
APWU President Mark Dimondstein busts myths and sets the record straight on the Postal Service, "a national treasure belonging to all the people of the United States." Click here to read the entire column as it appears in the Boston Globe.
Power to the Workers – New Bill to Strengthen Unions
On Wednesday, May 9, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the Workplace Democracy Act, with Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) introducing the companion bill in the House of Representatives.
Washington’s Latest Attempt to Slash our Pay & Benefits
“Such changes would mean thousands of dollars taken out of active workers’ paychecks and thousands more in reduced benefits for retirees,” said APWU Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard. Taken together, the proposals outlined by OPM would...
Vote for 'Issues that Can Unite Us' on Election Day
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard
The AFL-CIO Convention last October called for a break with the politics of the “lesser of two evils...