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Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Selection of the Next Postmaster General
May 9, 2025
On May 9, 2025, the Postal Board of Governors announced the selection of David Steiner as the next Postmaster General. Steiner is now going through an internal vetting process and is expected to assume the position sometime in July.
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
Taking on Rising Health Care Costs
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Health Plan Director John Marcotte
As I have previously reported, and as all of us unionists see in our paychecks, the cost of health care is ...
A Woman For All Seasons
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor
Dedicated APWU unionist Eleanor G. Bailey passed away on December 12, 2018 at the age of 87. Over the...
New Directions for EAP
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Human Relations Director Sue Carney
On Dec. 27, the United States Postal Service awarded a contract to New Directions Behavioral Health to provide...
Closing the Gender Pay Gap
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Research & Education Department Director Joyce B. Robinson
Because women earn less than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay...
New Law Streamlines Claims and Appeals
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Last month, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 finally went into effect after having been signed into law on Aug. 23,...