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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
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
February 29, 2016
Five years after the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited and often secret corporate cash into the political process and elections, and with voter suppression on the rise, the APWU has joined the “Democracy Initiative,” a...
Women Workers Defy Their Boss and Win a Union
February 29, 2016
New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug, right foreground, walks a picket
line supporting striking Farah workers in Houston on Feb. 10, 1973.
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Factory...
The U.S. Mail Is NOT for Sale
February 29, 2016
1. Why is there a boycott of Staples?
Because Staples and the U.S. Postal Service cut a deal setting up phony “post offices” inside their stores.
Boston Metro Area Local Feels the Bern
February 29, 2016
The Boston Metro Area Local is Feeling the Bern!
On Feb. 27, the Boston Metro Area Local took part in a rally for Bernie Sanders on the steps of the Massachusetts State House. Boston Metro Area Local President Scott Hoffman addressed the crowd,...
San Jose Members Support Bernie Sanders Outside the Democratic Convention
February 29, 2016
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders rallying outside the Democratic Party State Convention in on Feb. 27 in San Jose, CA.
On Saturday. Feb. 27, APWU members joined nurses, students, and community members for a rally at the California Democratic Party...