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Join “APWU Live: Contract Townhall” on Wednesday June 11 at 7 p.m. EST

June 10, 2025
Join APWU President Mark Dimondstein and members of the National Negotiations Committee  on Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. EST for an update on the recent Tentative Agreement (TA) on the main 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!

June 6, 2025
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration:...

Auto Workers Laid Off

January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman  Recently, General Motors (GM) and Ford announced massive layoffs and plant closings. GM ...

John Dirzius Retires

January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  John Dirzius Northeast Region Coordinator John H. Dirzius retired on Dec. 31, 2018. During a labor union career spanning more than four decades...

Are We Going to Let the Big Corporations Privatize Us?

January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Vice President Debby Szeredy Let’s talk about the facts. Here I am, a union postal worker. What will happen if I don’t step up and help...

Not Surprising - USPS 2012 Cuts Do Not Create Projected Savings

January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Oct. 15 report proves what postal workers have been shouting for years – cuts to mail processing and...

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