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October 16, 2019
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Retirement of Postmaster General Megan Brennan
[Washington, DC] American Postal Workers union (APWU) National President Mark Dimondstein issued the following statement today: “Postmaster General Megan Brennan has announced her retirement effective January 31, 2020. “It will now fall to the Postal...
April 12, 2019
On Tax Day – April 15 — Postal Workers to Deliver Two Messages at More than 100 Locations in Nearly Every State and through a National Television Advertisement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Postal Service employees joined by community supporters will engage postal customers outside post offices and leaflet at more than 100 locations from coast-to-coast Monday, April 15 — Tax Day. Through leafleting, advertising,...
December 21, 2018
Santa May Need to Take Out a Loan in the Future
American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein says: “This gift delivered to Wall Street will be paid for by Main Street.” WASHINGTON – When the Trump Administration released its postal task force report earlier this month, the American P...
December 4, 2018
Statement by Mark Dimondstein President, American Postal Workers Union on White House Postal Task Force on the Postal Service Report
If the White House Task Force on the Postal Service’s report was assigned a ZIP Code it would be 00000. This poorly conceived report makes many of its recommendations based on myth and misinformation that instead of improving mail services, would del...
January 5, 2017
After Years of Protest and Boycott by APWU and Allies – The Deal Between the U.S. Postal Service and Staples to Sell Postal Services Ends
The U.S. Postal Service announced in a letter to the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO that the deal between the U.S. Postal Service and Staples has ended. Staples will be removing all signage and will discontinue postal services at the national...
October 26, 2016
APWU Announces Emily Harris, Experienced Labor Writer and Multi-Media Producer, to Serve as New Communications Director
The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) announced today that Emily Harris, an experienced writer and award-winning multi-media producer, will serve as the union’s new communications director. “We’re delighted to have a talented communicator like Emi...
May 27, 2016
Postal Workers, Supporters Urge 250,000 Stamp Collectors At NYC Trade Show to Join Campaign to Support USPS
NEW YORK – The mail always seems to get through somehow, but how do you get a crucial message about mail through to the public? Start with the world’s largest stamp show. Members of the American Postal Workers will reach out to stamp collectors at th...
May 10, 2016
APWU Says Court ‘Made the Right Call’ in Staples/Office Depot Merger
The following statement is from Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union: “U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan made the right call today, upholding the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to block a deeply fla...
April 15, 2016
2-Cent Price Cut is Bad for Postal Patrons – and for the Postal Service
The PRC ruling that required the Postal Service to lower postage rates is bad for postal patrons – and for the Postal Service. We want our customers to enjoy the lowest postage rates possible, but postage can’t be so low that it undermines service an...
March 15, 2016
Postal Workers to Protest as Staples Exec Rings NASDAQ Opening Bell
NEW YORK CITY – Members of the American Postal Workers Union will protest at Times Square in midtown Manhattan on March 15, as an executive from the troubled office-supply chain Staples rings the opening bell for the NASDAQ stock market Who: Mem...
February 4, 2016
Postal Workers Take Opposition to Flawed Merger Plan Overseas and Across the Border
Exactly one year after Staples and Office Depot announced a merger plan that would create a dominant office-supply store monopoly in the United States and other markets, the American Postal Workers Union said today that it is expanding its opposition...
December 18, 2015
American Postal Workers Union Condemns DNC Attack on the Bernie Sanders Campaign
The APWU joins with all fair-minded individuals and organizations in condemning the Democratic National Committee (DNC) attack on the Bernie Sanders campaign for U.S. president. At a crucial time in the primary process, the Sanders campaign is arbit...
December 17, 2015
Statement by APWU President on the Delivery of 150,000+ Signatures in Support of Postal Banking
There’s a movement growing across the country for the kind of low-cost financial services that the U.S. Postal Service is uniquely qualified to deliver. The Postal Service has the legal authority, right now, to offer payroll check-cashing, access to...
December 7, 2015
Statement by Mark Dimondstein, American Postal Workers Union President, on the FTC’s Decision to Challenge the Staples/Office Depot Merger
The Federal Trade Commission made the right call today in challenging the proposed merger between Staples and Office Depot. The American Postal Workers Union has opposed this deal since it was first announced. Our union met twice with FTC staff. We p...
November 24, 2015
In Meeting with FTC Staff, Union Voices Skepticism about Essendant as a Substitute for True Competition in the Office-Supply Market
WASHINGTON – On November 18, representatives of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) met with Federal Trade Commission investigators to present the union’s report “Bad for Business.” The report is an analysis of how the proposed merger of Staple...