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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
PRESS RELEASE: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Privatizing the U.S. Postal Service, Finds New Survey from Democratic and Republican Polling firms
May 8, 2025
WASHINGTON – New polling shows that postal customers strongly believe that proposals to privatize the United States Postal Service should be marked “Return to Sender.” In a national survey of 1,402 registered voters, those surveyed oppose postal...
Philly BMC Local Supports Verizon Workers
April 20, 2016
From left: Neil Dossick, Chuck Camp,
Mike Gallagher, Vince Tarducci, Joe Quinlan,
Bill Schweiker, Ron Leavesley.
Members of the Philly BMC Local 7048 showed support for striking Verizon workers on April 18.
Workers Memorial Day is April 28
April 19, 2016
The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Thursday, April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize the fight for workplace safety. The event coincides with the anniversary of the passage of...
Democracy Awakening Converges at Capitol
April 18, 2016
Some of the APWU contingent on April 18.
Dozens of APWU officers and staffers joined thousands of labor, civil rights, environmental and political reform groups at the Capitol on April 17 and 18 to participate in the Democracy Awakening. The event...
Union Wraps Up Opening Round In Contract Arbitration
April 14, 2016
On opening day, union members wore stickers in a show of solidarity.
Shown here: Central Florida Area Local.
On April 5 and 6 the APWU completed the opening round of its case before the arbitration panel that will decide the terms of a new contract...
2-Cent Postage Cut is ‘Bad News’
April 14, 2016
A ruling by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) that required the Postal Service to lower postage rates from 49 to 47 cents will “disrupt service and undermine a great national treasure,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “The decision is bad...