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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...
Statement: Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Postal Policies that Could Slow Election Mail
September 18, 2020
The APWU calls on the Postal Service to keep its promises and follow the rule of law. And the APWU will be there to make sure it does, working at every level to make sure election mail is handled with the same care and speed that has always been the...
The People are Proving We're no “Joke”
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
It is no joke when the U.S. President calls us “a joke.”
It is most concerning for our jobs and future. We are outraged that those who want to...
Make a Difference and Save Your Postal Job on Election Day
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Currently, we have a U.S. President and many Senators who want to impose enormous financial burdens on the USPS. We have a President who is...
How COVID-19 is Affecting Union Elections
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
COVID-19 has impacted APWU’s local and state elections, which were scheduled to take place throughout the months of the pandemic. As a result,...
APWU Initiating Step 4 National Dispute Regarding DeJoy Retail Office Closures
September 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Recently, management at retail post offices throughout the country unilaterally posted signage on the entrances of their facilities stating...