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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...
Our Advantage is in Our Numbers - Let's Use It
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Negotiation Goals
The Clerk Craft’s goals during contract negotiations include steps towards starting all employees as career, and/or an automatic...
Activists Push for Cleveland Pilot Program
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On May 30, postal workers in Cleveland, OH had a special delivery for Postmaster General (PMG) Megan Brennan. Joined by Representative Marcy Kaptur...
What to Know About Pregnancy Discrimination
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is when an employer treats an employee or job applicant unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or...
Contract Mediation Ends, Interest Arbitration Next
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
“We invoked mediation to make sure we pursued every avenue to reach a good contract for the membership,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “Despite...
The Role of Industrial Relations
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
You spend much of your time at work. You interact with co-workers, managers and the public. During the course of your employment, you build...