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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
"The People's Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List" Holiday Ad
January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
John R. Smith, First Retirees Director, Passes Away
January 16, 2020
John R. Smith, former Retirees Department Director, passed away Jan. 11, at the age of 91. Brother Smith (known by most as “JR”) was the first ever director of the Retirees Department. At the time of his retirement from the APWU on May 7, 2005,...
Over 400,000 People Demand a Postmaster General Who Supports the Public Postal Service
January 9, 2020
On Jan. 6, APWU national officers, fellow union members, organizers and activists, many from organizations in A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service (Grand Alliance), gathered at USPS Headquarters to demand the Postal Board of Governors...
Deadly Earthquakes Strike Puerto Rico
January 8, 2020
A string of earthquakes recently struck Puerto Rico. The largest, a 6.4 magnitude lethal quake, hit early Tuesday morning (around 4AM) causing massive power outages, water, and structural damage to homes, roads, businesses, bridges and of post...
Tentative Agreements reached for National Professional Postal Nurses (NPPN) and the Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) units.
December 23, 2019
The American Postal Workers Union and U.S. Postal Service have come to tentative terms on Collective Bargaining Agreements for the National Professional Postal Nurses (NPPN) contract and the Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS)...