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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 

Mail Processing Equipment Arbitration

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Maintenance National Officers arbitrated a section of Electronic Work Hours Estimated Program (eWHEP) on May 18-19, before a newly selected...

Postal Workers Weathered the Storm

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The past 15 months has been challenging and stressful for postal workers. The COVID-19 pandemic spared no one, touching almost everyone in some way,...

Investing in Retail and the Customer Experience – Clerks Care

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In an effort to offer more postal products and services and increase revenue, the Clerk Division has held several meetings with the Postal Service...

APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Eliminate the WEP and GPO This year, as we have done in the past, retirees recognize the anniversary of Social Security, created in August 1935, and...

Cause of Asthma

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) No one really knows what causes asthma. What we do know is that asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. When airways come into...

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