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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
Management Issues Draft 'Request for Proposals' To Subcontract Some Work at Bulk Mail Centers
July 9, 2008
The Postal Service has posted a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for a “Time-Definite Surface Network,” seeking comments from private companies that are interested in subcontracting work currently done at Bulk Mail Centers. The draft RFP is the...
Universal Service Still of Critical Importance
July 9, 2008
The APWU has filed written testimony with the Postal Regulatory Commission emphasizing that universal postal service is still extremely important to a significant number of citizens.
The union urged the PRC to “view the questions of access to the...
APWU, USPS to Meet July 8 Over Possible 'Early Out' Offer
July 7, 2008
APWU President William Burrus will meet with USPS officials on Tuesday, July 8, to address the union’s demand for bargaining over possible management plans to offer Voluntary Early Retirement to APWU-represented employees. The union learned...
Support Keeps Growing For Mail Network Protection Act
July 2, 2008
As Congress broke for its July 4 recess, a total of 119 members of the U.S. House of Representatives had become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236) to help preserve inexpensive, trustworthy mail service for the American public...
Setting the Stage For the ‘Talent’ Unions
June 30, 2008
Among the catchphrases associated with the theatrical arts, “The Show Must Go On” is the most familiar. To workers, the phrase is more than a cliche: The longer-running the show, the more money to be earned. Nowadays, all the world’s a stage:...