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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 

USPS, APWU-Represented Nurses Implement April Arbitration Award

August 11, 2009
Two retroactive raises that were reflected in APWU-represented nurses’ paychecks last month are among the features of an April arbitration award, with a third salary increase to take effect later this month.

Vote Delayed on Bill To Undermine Pay and Benefits

August 10, 2009
The Senate adjourned for its August recess without voting on a bill that would be devastating for postal workers.

Give-and-Take On the Coburn Amendment

August 6, 2009
In a question-and-answer session following testimony on Aug. 6 before a Senate subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus and NALC President Fredric Rolando were asked why postal unions object to the amendment to S. 1507 that was offered by Sen....

Acts of Surrender, With the Battle’s Outcome in Doubt

July 31, 2009
Closing stations and branches and reducing mail delivery to five days per week “will unquestionably have a negative effect on the postal monopoly,” APWU President William Burrus told a House subcommittee at a hearing July 30. Such actions “will...

Union Calls for Campaign to Defeat Anti-Postal Worker Senate Bill

July 31, 2009
APWU President William Burrus has called on locals and state organizations to organize opposition to a Senate bill that contains a provision that would be catastrophic for postal workers. ALSO: Burrus: USPS Initiatives Are Acts of Surrender. Closing...

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