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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...
Are We Going to Let the Big Corporations Privatize Us?
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Vice President Debby Szeredy
Let’s talk about the facts. Here I am, a union postal worker. What will happen if I don’t step up and help...
Not Surprising - USPS 2012 Cuts Do Not Create Projected Savings
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Oct. 15 report proves what postal workers have been shouting for years – cuts to mail processing and...
Majority of Senate Members Oppose Postal Privatization
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In Dec. 2018, Senate Resolution 633 (S. Res. 633) achieved a majority of co-sponsors. This resolution expressed the need to keep the United...
Task Force: No Fire Sale, But Privatization Threat Looms
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The long-awaited report of President Trump’s Task Force on the future of the Postal Service was released Dec. 4, months after its original...
The Ostrich Syndrome
January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By President Mark Dimondstein
“Bury your head in the sand” is a common saying based on the myth that when an ostrich senses danger, it buries...