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April 4, 2014
Hundreds of Chicago Postal Workers, Joined by Labor and Community Activists, Protest Outsourcing of U.S. Post Office Services to Staples
Members of the American Postal Workers Union from the Chicago area, joined by hundreds of labor and community activists, will protest on Saturday, April 5, in Elmwood Park, against a deal between the U.S. Postal Service and Staples to move mail servi...
March 6, 2014
Statement by American Postal Workers Union President (APWU) Mark Dimondstein on Staples’ Earnings Report and Decision to Close 225 Stores:
Staples announced today that its sales are declining, its earnings are less than expectations, and it will close 225 stores in North America by the end of 2015. “This proves, more than ever,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein, “t...
November 15, 2013
Do Not Believe the Type
“Headlines across the country are shouting that the USPS lost billions of dollars again this year, but that’s a fallacy,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein said after the USPS released financial information for fiscal year 2013. “If it weren’t for the...
November 7, 2013
At Swearing-In, APWU’s New President Calls for ‘Grand Alliance’ to Save Postal Service
In an impassioned speech before more than 1,000 union members, the newly-elected president of the American Postal Workers Union, Mark Dimondstein, issued a call for a “grand alliance” to save the USPS as a public postal service and to protect postal...
October 9, 2013
In Upset, Postal Workers Elect New Union President
In a hotly-contested race, members of the American Postal Workers Union voted to elect Mark Dimondstein president over incumbent Cliff Guffey in balloting that was tallied on Oct. 8. The vote was 26,965 to 21,007. Dimondstein’s “Members First” slate...
August 20, 2013
APWU Opposes USPS Healthcare Proposal
“The American Postal Workers Union vehemently opposes the Postal Service’s proposal to remove postal workers from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program,” President Cliff Guffey said following the release of a GAO report on the plan. “The APWU...
August 20, 2013
APWU Opposes USPS Healthcare Proposal
“The American Postal Workers Union vehemently opposes the Postal Service’s proposal to remove postal workers from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program,” President Cliff Guffey said following the release of a GAO report on t...
May 28, 2013
Federal Government Loots USPS; Nobody Seems to Notice
When Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress last week of plans to take money from two federal employee retirement funds to avoid defaulting on the national debt, there was hardly a peep. No outrage. No dismay. Not even a question. APWU President...
April 10, 2013
Congress is Killing the Postal Service, Guffey Declares
“Congress is killing the Postal Service,” APWU President Cliff Guffey declared on April 10. “While Saturday mail delivery has dominated recent discussions, little attention is being paid to other drastic measures the USPS is taking that will signific...
March 27, 2013
APWU Denounces USPS Plans to Accelerate Closure of Mail Processing Plants
The APWU is outraged by USPS plans to accelerate the closure of 71 mail processing plants that were originally slated for possible consolidation in 2014, said APWU President Cliff Guffey. 1/These closures will eliminate jobs, harm communities, and de...
February 12, 2013
Congress Must Act Now to Save USPS, Guffey Tells Senators
“The crisis confronting the Postal Service is dire, but the demise of the USPS is not inevitable,” APWU President Cliff Guffey will tell a Senate panel on Feb. 13. “Congress can cure the illness without killing the patient,” he said in a statement [P...
February 6, 2013
APWU Condemns USPS Plans to Cut Service
APWU President Cliff Guffey has issued the following statement: “The APWU condemns the Postal Service’s decision to eliminate Saturday mail delivery, which will only deepen the agency’s congressionally-manufactured financial crisis. “The USPS h...
July 30, 2012
USPS Default Could Have Been Avoided
The Postal Service’s default on a $5.5 billion payment to the U.S. Treasury due Aug. 1 is the result of a congressionally-manufactured financial crisis and could have been avoided, APWU President Cliff Guffey has charged. Although the default won’t h...
May 10, 2012
APWU Statement on USPS Announcement About Rural Post Offices
The APWU is continuing to analyze the Postal Service’s May 9 announcement that it will allow rural post offices to remain open, but with reduced hours. “We support efforts to preserve service to the American people,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey....
April 16, 2012
Postal Unions to Conduct Rallies And Informational Leafletting April 17
On Tuesday, April 17, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) will conduct rallies and informational leafleting at post offices around the country to highlight an urgent message: Congress must act...