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Unions Rally to Fight Back Against Illegal Postal Takeover
February 24, 2025
On Feb. 24, 2025, hundreds of union members joined together to show that workers are prepared to fight back against the proposed, illegal takeover of the United States Postal Service. Unions, including the Communications Workers of America (CWA),...
Pres. Dimondstein On the Airwaves Against Illegal USPS Takeover
February 24, 2025
On Friday major news outlets began reporting that President Trump plans an illegal takeover of the United States Postal Service. In response, APWU President Mark Dimondstein took to the airwaves to show what is at stake.
APWU Ramps Up ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign
February 3, 2014
The APWU is ramping up its campaign demanding that Staples and the USPS agree to place postal workers at postal units in Staples stores. Join the campaign at StopStaples.com or text POSTAL to 91990.
President Stays Away from Cuts to Key Programs in State of the Union Speech
January 31, 2014
President Obama’s State of the Union address avoided mention of some policies that would prove damaging to retirees, such as the chained CPI cut to earned Social Security benefits or other cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. “Now, we...
Senate Committee Begins – But Doesn’t Complete – Debate on Postal Bill
January 30, 2014
The Senate committee with oversight over the Postal Service spent nearly three hours on Jan. 29 debating amendments to a postal bill that all four postal unions oppose, but recessed before taking a final vote. There is no word on when — or if — the...
Staples Protests Take Off!
January 28, 2014
More than 150 APWU members and supporters took part in a lively protest outside a Staples store in San Francisco on Jan. 28, challenging a deal between the company and the U.S. Postal Service that staffs “postal” counters in Staples stores with non-...
Union Retirees Say No to Staples
January 28, 2014
A delegation of APWU retirees visited the Staples store in Robinson Township PA to demand that the office supply chain cease operating postal retail units staffed by non-USPS employees.