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17,000 AT&T Workers Strike Across Southeastern US
August 23, 2024
More than 17,000 AT&T workers across nine southeastern states walked off their jobs on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. The workers, represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA), filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against AT&T...
Statement from APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Postal Service’s Proposal to Further Slow Mail Processing and Delivery
August 23, 2024
The American Postal Workers Union is deeply concerned regarding the August 22nd announcement from postal management, with the support of the Postal Board of Governors, that they are once again planning to slow down much of the country’s mail.
The...
Organize to Fight Consolidations!
January 1, 2017
APWU members and allies hold a protest to save the Duluth, MN, processing plant.
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
It is time to assess our goals for the next three years. we...
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...