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Reconciliation Legislation Passes - Attacks on Postal Pensions DEFEATED

July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...

Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service

June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”

APWU Prepares for 2018 Contract Negotiations

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   The APWU is gearing up for upcoming negotiations to secure a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the United States Postal Service....

2018 Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein   Happy New Year! 2018 will be extremely challenging and busy as the fight continues to protect our jobs from the...

Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike Anniversary

January 1, 2018
March 29, 1968 protest Photo by Richard Copley (This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   This spring marks 50 years since sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike, Dr. Martin Luther...

‘Stand Up for Safe Jobs’ Campaign a Priority in St. Paul

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   Every worker has the right to a safe workplace. Most APWU members know first-hand what can happen if proper safety procedures are not followed...

APWU Communications Dept. Wins ILCA Awards

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  President Mark Dimondstein was awarded third place for the International Labor Communication Association's (ILCA) Saul Miller Writing Award for...

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