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.
APWU Locals 'Feel the Bern!'
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
APWU locals have been busy stumping for Bernie Sanders for President. Members across the country attended rallies and participated in phone banking,...
Supreme Court Shake Up
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The changing composition of the U.S. Supreme Court will have a broad impact on postal workers and the labor movement as a whole.