As the APWU’s top officer, the President is responsible for all of the operations of the national union, as outlined in the Constitution and Bylaws. The President oversees all the activities conducted by the officers and staff of every department, division, and committee defined by the APWU Constitution.
President Dimondstein on PBS News Hour
The vital role of U.S. Postal Service in American elections
With the election nearing and many parts of the U.S. in the grips of COVID-19, mail-in ballots have become a prominent issue. But President Trump has disparaged both the U.S. Postal Service and the integrity of voting by mail. What effect could his criticism have? William Brangham talks to Mark Dimondstein of the American Postal Workers Union and then Spencer Cox, lieutenant governor of Utah.
Save the Post Office on Meet the Press
President Dimonstein joined MSNBC's Meet The Press Daily's host Chuck Todd to explain how the new Postmaster General's slowdown policies are damaging the mail. He explained why we must reject the White House's attempts to kill the public confidence in our vote-by-mail system.
Saving our public Postal Service - a livestream with Sen. Bernie Sanders
In an event viewed live by hundreds of thousands of people, Sen. Bernie Sanders and the leaders of major postal unions discussed how we must work together to save our public Postal Service.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders
- Pres. Mark Dimondstein, APWU
- Pres. Fredric Rolando, NALC
- Pres. Paul Hogrogian, NPMHU
- Judy Beard, Political Director, APWU
Forging a "New Normal"
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The super-rich never miss their opportunities in times of crises. From early March through April, the total wealth of billionaires in the United States boomed, increasing by $308 billion with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos personally accumulating an extra $25 billion from the pandemic!
For the rest of us, the last few months have been hard. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives. It has deeply affected our health and safety, our workplaces, the well-being of our families, coworkers and communities, and the way we interact with each other. Its economic impact on the working people of the world has been devastating. In the U.S., over 45 million people are newly unemployed. Sixty million people have lost health insurance coverage. The pandemic’s economic toll may cause the USPS to run out of money, jeopardizing our jobs, retirements and our mission to serve the people.
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