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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
Members in Action
July 27, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
PORTLAND, CINCINNATI LOCALS RALLY AGAINST CUTBACKS IN JOBS AND SERVICE
Teresa Oller, steward from Portland OR Area Local,
helps lead a rally against...
We're Fighting for Everyone
July 27, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
When APWU member Denisha Dean decided to step up and run for president of the Long Beach Area APWU Local, there were those who believed was too black...
Major Victory For Expanded Postal Services
July 26, 2018
On Wednesday, July 18, the APWU and our allies won a big victory by defeating an attempt to prohibit the Postal Service from expanding financial services. In a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, an amendment to a government...
New Benefits Secured for Postal Support Employees (PSEs)
July 26, 2018
In the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and the US Postal Service, the parties established a “Workforce Benefits, Employment Opportunities, Training and Education Fund.” The purpose of the fund was to provide for the Postal...
Postal Banking is Successful Around the World - Could It Work Here?
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Postal services across the world provide tried and tested and successful models for postal banking, or the provision of financial services via the...