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News Article | January 15, 2026
‘PAWA to the People’ – Hundreds Gather at US Capitol Urging Senate to Restore Federal Collective Bargaining Rights
Postal Wire | January 5, 2026 – New York Times
Mail Carriers Keep Making the Rounds, Despite a Murky Future
News Article | November 24, 2025
Canadian Union of Postal Workers Strike for Contract
News Article | October 31, 2025
President Dimondstein Hosting ‘Solidarity Call’ on November 5 for Union Family in Struggle
News Article | February 12, 2025
APWU, Unions Rally with AFGE to ‘Save Our Civil Service’
In a massive show of solidarity, AFL-CIO affiliated unions, Congressional allies, and federal workers gathered on Feb. 11 at Upper Senate Park in a rally to “Save Our Civil Service,” hosted by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) amid attacks by President Trump on federal workers t...
News Article | September 1, 2023
Sixty Years On, Postal Workers March on Washington
On August 26, APWU members and officers from across the country participated in the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington in the Nation’s Capital with thousands of labor rights and civil rights activists and organizations.
News Article | August 23, 2023
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Ratification of the Teamsters New Contract with United Parcel Service (UPS)
On behalf of our 200,000 members, I salute and congratulate the 340,000 Teamsters who work for UPS on the ratification of their solid new union contract, which delivers much-needed gains for these workers within the same industry as APWU members.
News Article | June 13, 2022
President Dimondstein Presents the Struggle for Shorter Working Hours at AFL-CIO Convention
On June 13, APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed the delegates at the 2022 AFL-CIO Convention in Philadelphia, introducing a resolution that supports a shorter work week with no reduction in pay/benefits. Read his transcript:
News Article | May 10, 2022
Support the 30th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 14
The 30th annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is taking place on Saturday, May 14. Since its inception, the NALC food drive has donated over 1.8 billion pounds of food to families in need.
News Article | November 23, 2021
Workers Are Standing Up
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Greetings postal heroes! Postal workers, nurses and medical personnel, meatpackers, farmworkers, transit workers, truck and delivery drivers, cashiers, EMS and firefighters, sanitation, warehouse, uti...
News Article | November 19, 2021
John Deere Workers Win Strong New Contract Following Militant Strike Action
On November 17, over 10,000 John Deere workers, unionized with the United Auto Workers (UAW), brought their month-long strike to an end, voting to ratify a strong new contract that preserves benefits, includes large pay raises and bonuses, and stopped management’s attempts to institute a new tier an...
News Article | November 12, 2021
LABOR NEWS
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On October 16, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new three-year...
News Article | November 12, 2021
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU Retirees Department was saddened by the death of Alfred “Al” LaBrecque, who passed peacefully on August 18, 2021, at the age of 84. Al was born into union activism in Flint, MI; his parents...
News Article | November 8, 2021
President Dimondstein Speaks in Support of Brazilian Postal Workers at UNI Americas Event
On October 25, President Dimondstein spoke at a UNI Americas event in support of Brazilian postal workers and their efforts to keep the country’s postal system public. The livestream event, called “Struggle Against Privatization of Post in Brazil,” brought together union leaders, a Brazilian Senator...
News Article | September 23, 2021
Nabisco Workers Win Strong New Contract Following Month-Long Strike
On September 15, the Bakers, Confectioners, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) announced a new tentative agreement with Nabisco/Mondelez. This comes after over 1,000 BCTGM-represented bakers and distribution center workers struck at all five U.S. Nabisco locations. The str...