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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
Safety ‘Happy Talk’ Just Isn’t Enough
Postal officials frequently brag about their commitment to workers’ safety, but their actions don’t always line up with the “happy talk.”
100 Years and Still Counting
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of our union it is important to remember the men and women who established the union a century ago and the struggles they encountered. The struggle, of course, continued for their successors, and continues today...
Planning Ahead: Preparing for 2015 Contract Negotiations
The Collective Bargaining Agreement, the union contract between the American Postal Workers Union and the United States Postal Service, expires in May 2015. Negotiations with the USPS will begin 90 days prior, in February 2015. APWU preparations are...
Tool List Dispute Settlement
Motor Vehicle officers settled a dispute with management on Nov. 3, 2011 [PDF], concerning the new tool list. While the new list reduces the total number of tools, many of the eliminated tools were antiquated and rarely used. The settlement...
e-Team Report, May 10, 2013
The Postal Service Protection Act Gains Bipartisan Support
Postal Losses in Second Quarter Primarily Due to Prefund Mandate
Compensatory Time Bill Passes House, Draws Criticism from Obama Administration and Worker Advocates
House Bill Takes Aim at...