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Help Stamp Out Hunger – Saturday, May 10, 2025

May 7, 2025
We encourage your participation in the annual NALC Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive taking place on Saturday, May 10.

APWU Leadership Institute Class Three Applications Open Until June 13, 2025!

May 2, 2025
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute - Class Three are now open through June 13, 2025.

Check It Out: Updated Brochure

June 13, 2016
The APWU has updated a brochure that dispels common misconceptions about the Postal Service.     The brochure, Our U.S. Postal Service is Under Attack, tells union members and the public the truth about the Postal Service’s phony financial crisis,...

At DNC Platform Committee, Dimondstein Offers Spirited Defense of Public Postal Service

June 10, 2016
APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Platform Committee on June 9, where he gave an impassioned defense of the public Postal Service and urged the committee to adopt specific pro-postal and pro-worker...

House Committee Adopts Amendment to Restore Postal Service Standards, Approves Budget Bill

June 9, 2016
The House Appropriations Committee overwhelmingly approved an amendment on June 9 to restore the USPS service standards that were in place on July 1, 2012. The amendment, which was offered by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), was adopted in a voice vote,...

Des Moines Postal Facility Issued $119,000 Fine for OSHA Violations

June 7, 2016
The University Station post office and sorting facility in Des Moines, IA was issued fine of $119,000 for two repeated and two serious OSHA citations on June 2. 

Ron Sargent Out as Staples CEO

June 3, 2016
The APWU welcomed the news that Ron Sargent will step down as Staples’ CEO at the company’s annual meeting on June 14.   The decision follows Staples’ failed attempt to merge with Office Depot, a strategy Sargent championed. “The company was...

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