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APWU Members Loud and Proud for Oct. 1 National Day of Action

October 8, 2024
Thousands of dedicated postal workers took to the streets for our “October 1 National Day of Action” to let the public know just how well we can move the mail when given the proper tools.

APWU President Mark Dimondstein Appears on PBS News Hour

October 2, 2024
  Postal workers are warning of what they call 'substandard performance' by the U.S. Postal Service. The American Postal Workers Union is calling for the public’s help in demanding improved staffing, better customer service and more opportunity for...

Some Thoughts on the 2016 Election and Beyond

January 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I want to commend all the members who engaged in the political process of the 2016 election season, those who registered voters, knocked on...

First Meeting of Young Members Committee

January 1, 2017
The National Young Members Committee with National Officers.  (L-R) (front row) Courtney Jenkins, Sabrina Larsen, Ephrem De Hoyos, Quanisha Mcneal, Joshua Gray  (back row) Zach DeRuyter, Matt Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell, President Mark...

January-February Labor History Milestones

December 31, 2016
Strikers marching during the 1912 “Bread and Roses” textile strike.  Photo courtesy of the Lawrence History Center (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  January 11, 1912 – The...

APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure

December 27, 2016
The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union...“The memorandum is important,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “It continues to provide the...

Arbitrator Denies Severance Pay Grievance

December 25, 2016
From 2003 to 2009 the Postal Service offered a series of Voluntary Early Retirements (VER) with the approval of the Office of Personnel Management.  Employees involved in these offers were not paid any severance pay.  In 2008 the APWU filed a...

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