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Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the 2024 Election
November 6, 2024
APWU President Mark Dimondstein provides a statement on the 2024 Election
Your Work During the Election Matters: A Message to Every Postal Worker
November 4, 2024
I want to acknowledge the incredible dedication and effort each of you has put into ensuring every mail-in ballot is delivered on time. The hard work of postal workers helps ensure every voice is heard and every vote is counted. Once again, we’ve...
The Real Norma Rae
August 31, 2014
Early On May 30, 1973, the J.P. Stevens textile mill in Roanoke Rapids, NC, fired 32-year-old Crystal Lee Sutton. Before Sutton left the plant, she climbed atop a table on the shop floor and raised above her head a piece of cardboard with the word “...
OIG Asks: Should the Postal Service Continue Its Consolidation Plan?
August 29, 2014
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is conducting a poll on its ‘Pushing the Envelope’ blog to determine whether it should advocate for or against the Postal Service’s plan to resume consolidation and closure of up to 82 mail processing plants.
Labor Day: Activism and Remembrance
August 29, 2014
Labor Day is a good time to reflect on the achievements of workers and the contributions unions have made to our lives – from abolishing child labor to establishing a minimum wage, healthcare, retirement benefits, workplace safety and more. It’s...
COLA Increase
August 25, 2014
Career employees represented by the APWU will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of $686 per year in September 2014, in accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The raise is the result of an increase in the consumer...
Statement on Ongoing Events in Ferguson, Missouri
August 21, 2014
By APWU General Officers Mark Dimondstein, President; Debby Szeredy, Executive Vice-President; Elizabeth Powell, Secretary-Treasurer
Fair-minded people from all walks of life are deeply concerned and outraged by the killing of unarmed African-...