Democratic Party Platform: Preserve a Public Postal Service

The Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee has endorsed the public Postal Service and approved measures that were advocated by the APWU. In a draft of the party’s platform, released on July 1, the committee recommended nearly all the...

House Committee Releases Draft Postal Bill

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a “discussion draft” of a postal bill on June 15. “Any comprehensive postal legislation is critically important to our members,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.

At DNC Platform Committee, Dimondstein Offers Spirited Defense of Public Postal Service

APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Platform Committee on June 9, where he gave an impassioned defense of the public Postal Service and urged the committee to adopt specific pro-postal and pro-worker...

House Committee Adopts Amendment to Restore Postal Service Standards, Approves Budget Bill

The House Appropriations Committee overwhelmingly approved an amendment on June 9 to restore the USPS service standards that were in place on July 1, 2012. The amendment, which was offered by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), was adopted in a voice vote,...

APWU Stumps for Sanders in Oregon

Portland Area Local Health Plan Director Daniel Cortez (left) spoke at Sanders rallies on May 3 with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Sen. Jeff Merkley (center).  APWU members attended rallies in Oregon on May 3 supporting Bernie Sanders for President.

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