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Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Attacks to the Public Postal Service

February 20, 2025
The Washington Post has reported that the Trump Administration will soon issue an Executive Order firing the Postal Board of Governors, and placing the United States Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department.

Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Postmaster General DeJoy's Announced Departure

February 18, 2025
APWU President Mark Dimondstein provides a statement on the announced departure of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

The Road to a New Contract

May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The road to contract negotiations has been a long one. The APWU began holding internal weekly meetings in August 2014; the current Collective Bargaining...

Mail Delivery Takes a Dramatic Dive

May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Across the country, postal customers are complaining that they’re waiting longer for their mail. And while postal management dismisses the complaints as...

Canadian Postal Workers Launch Boycott

May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Postal workers in the United States and Canada face many of the same struggles – including the threat of privatization. Mirroring the Stop Staples...

Virginia Clerk is the Talk of His Town

May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Tucked away in the western corner of Virginia, just across the Kentucky border, is the sleepy town of Pound. On a frigid Tuesday morning this past...

In Historic Vote, Greece Elects Pro-Worker Party

May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Greece made history in January when it elected the pro-worker Syriza Party – the culmination of years of protests against dire economic conditions...

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