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News Article | May 3, 2026

Our Retail Units Are Not for Sale!

As the old adage says, “the handwriting is on the wall!” The message, “privatize America’s Postal Service,” is in bold print. Just take a look at the retail side of the USPS and you will see a shift from traditional post offices to Village Post Offices; Stamps by Retail, which includes grocery store...

News Article | May 3, 2026

Waste Management

In the January-February issue, the regional coordinator’s article addressed the Postmaster General’s DRIVE (Delivering, Results, Innovation, Value, and Efficiency) program and what management was planning for you — including more consolidations, post office centralizations, duty assignment adjustmen...

News Article | August 27, 2021

Changes are Coming in Mail Processing Facilities

(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In recent weeks and months, the Postal Service has begun implementing changes to its mail processing operations, and these changes are apt to continue for some time. The USPS 10-Year Plan is the reaso...

News Article | August 27, 2021

Postal Strike/50th Birthday/ Anniversary of APWU

(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 1, 2021, the APWU celebrated its 50th Anniversary/ Birthday. The APWU commemorated the event by giving a presentation via Livestream about how the union was formed. It was The Great Postal Str...

News Article | March 2, 2018

Florida Postal Workers Protest Staffing Shortages

On Monday, Feb. 19, members of the Florida Keys Area Local held an informational picket in front of the main post office in Key West, shining a light on the severe slashes to staffing and service that are causing mail delays and hazardous working conditions.  

News Article | January 1, 2018

P.O. Déjà Vu is Not a Good Thing

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez The more postal changes occur, the more they remain the same - a mess! Mismanaged repeated schedule/tour realignments and excessing will continue thro...

News Article | November 13, 2017

Des Moines’ Postal Services Should Be Expanded, Not Cut!

The following is an op-ed by President Mark Dimondstein and Des Moines Area APWU Local 44 President Mike Bates that originally appeared in Des Moines' Register on Nov. 9. The United States Postal Service belongs to all the people. Its valuable mission is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and mandat...

News Article | November 1, 2017

From the Field

(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) From the Field is a new recurring feature for the American Postal Worker spotlighting statements from APWU local and state publications on a current issue. Reversions, Abolishments, and Excessing...

News Article | November 1, 2017

Still in the Struggle

(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Central Regional Coordinator Sharyn M. Stone Postal management’s massive violation of Article 12 continues to have a significant impacton our jobs. As this article goes to press, we are still...

News Article | October 26, 2017

Boston Local Brings Allies Together to Fight for a Better Postal Service

On October 18, APWU Boston Metro Area Local – along with other APWU members, allies and activists – took to the streets to demand management fill New England Area postal vacancies. Ignoring these vacancies leads to slow mail processing, delayed mail delivery, poor customer service and hinders depend...

News Article | September 1, 2017

‘Ongoing, Willful, Contractual Violations’

(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors The APWU won another important victory in a national arbitration case regarding violations of POStPlan agreements.

News Article | September 1, 2017

Assault on Jobs

(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Eastern Regional Coordinator Mike Gallagher  Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local Clerk Director Gloria Drake at the local’s protest against USPS job cuts on June 10. As you may know, the USPS emb...

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