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Recent Polling Shows Registered Voters Overwhelmingly Favor Public Postal Service, Expanding Services

May 8, 2025
In February, the APWU commissioned a national survey to better understand the public’s sentiment on the public Postal Service and attempts at privatization. Here are the key takeaways 

PRESS RELEASE: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Privatizing the U.S. Postal Service, Finds New Survey from Democratic and Republican Polling firms

May 8, 2025
WASHINGTON – New polling shows that postal customers strongly believe that proposals to privatize the United States Postal Service should be marked “Return to Sender.”  In a national survey of 1,402 registered voters, those surveyed oppose postal...

2019 Scholarship Winners

September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: the E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, the Vocational Scholarship and the...

USPS Retiree Quarterly Newsletter: "Hit" or "Miss"

September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The USPS Retiree Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2019 issue, the first mailed to all USPS retirees, was both a “Hit” and a “Miss.” The “Hit” was...

Return to Work Responsibility

September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  To help injured employees return to suitable employment, the Postal Service may request medical progress reports. Form CA-17 is generally used...

Spouses Serving in the Shadows

September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  U.S. servicemembers who experience traumatic events during military service are commonly diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...

Burnout: Signs, Symptoms, and Prevention

September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Burnout is a state of emotional and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. People affected feel hopeless, powerless,...

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