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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 

April 28 is Workers Memorial Day

March 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Every year on April 28, workers and their organizations come together to remember those who have died, been injured, or contracted an occupational...

Senators Receive the Message – Fix the Prefunding Debacle

March 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Thousands of APWU members again stepped up to join the U.S. Mail: Not for Sale campaign’s nationwide phone action on Tuesday, February 25, to tell the...

APWU Again Preserves Pay Increases and Job Security

March 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We have a new contract! With Arbitrator Goldberg’s award in early March 2020, our collective bargaining agreement is now set.

Keeping Control of Local Finances

March 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) One of the ways locals can ensure compliance with the Department of Labor (DOL) and safeguard union assets by promoting transparency and...

How Does a Union member Get Awakened?

March 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I don’t know a union member that doesn’t want to belong to a strong, successful APWU local. To do that, we need members to be awakened and participate...

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