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Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Attacks to the Public Postal Service

February 20, 2025
The Washington Post has reported that the Trump Administration will soon issue an Executive Order firing the Postal Board of Governors, and placing the United States Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department.

Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Postmaster General DeJoy's Announced Departure

February 18, 2025
APWU President Mark Dimondstein provides a statement on the announced departure of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

Expect More Attacks on Injured Workers

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  Over the last decade, attacks on injured federal employees and postal workers, led primarily by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), have been relentless. But...

PSE Conversions Top 27,000!

March 1, 2016
Ahmilla Thapa, Courtney Jenkins and Ashley Worthington are recently  converted career clerks from the Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The...

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was enacted to ease the financial and legal burdens brought on by the demands of active duty. It applies...

Good Pill, Bad Pill

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  There’s no gentle way to put it: A national epidemic of opioid dependency is cause for alarm and intervention. According to U.S. health officials, a...

Postal Lives at Risk

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  A shocking lack of security at many of the nation’s 21 Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) is jeopardizing the lives of postal employees...

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