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News Article | July 1, 2017

Organizing to Save Your Local Post Office

(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy Picture this scenario… your manager posts a formal notification stating the USPS’ intention to move your post office to an industrial park, or a carrier annex,...

Press Release | April 29, 2015

Dimondstein on Inspector General’s Report on Sale of Historic Post Offices by CBRE

'We need to protect the USPS from corporate pirates'

Press Release | February 1, 2015

Statement by Mark Dimondstein President, American Postal Workers Union, on New Postmaster General Megan Brennan

Statement by Mark Dimondstein President, American Postal Workers Union, on New Postmaster General Megan Brennan

News Article | January 16, 2015

TV News: A Good Example

The video linked below is a good example of how to spread the message that service standard changes and the closure of mail processing facilities will create hardships for individual customers and small businesses. 

News Article | October 14, 2014

New Zoning Rule Halts Post Office Sale

Management’s drive to sell historic post offices has met resistance in many communities, but none has been more creative – or relentless – than those of Berkeley, CA, where residents have fought the sale of the Main Post Office since 2012. On Sept. 30, the Berkeley City Council approved a new zoning...

News Article | September 10, 2014

New York Metro Fights ‘Relocation’ Smokescreen

An impassioned community turned out in force on Aug. 27 to a public hearing sponsored by the USPS about plans to “relocate” the College Station Post Office in Central Harlem. The message from participants was unanimous, said Flo Summergrad, a member of New York Metro Area Postal Union: We need Colle...

News Article | March 20, 2014

Four Postal Unions Form Historic Alliance

Declaring that “the U.S. Postal Service is under unprecedented attack,” the presidents of the four postal unions have formed a historic alliance to fight back.

News Article | July 25, 2013

Save Historic Post Offices From the Auction Block

As part of the union’s ongoing struggle to save the Postal Service, the APWU has distributed information and guidance to local and state leaders who are engaged in efforts to stop the Postal Service from selling historic post offices.

News Article | May 1, 2013

Union Challenges POStPlan, Demands Jobs

The APWU challenged management’s “POStPlan” at an arbitration hearing that began on May 1. The union charged that the plan, which resulted in a drastic reduction in the hours of operation at thousands of post offices, also deprives the APWU members of thousands of jobs, in violation of the 2010-2015...

News Article | March 23, 2013

e-Team Report, March 28, 2013

APWU Denounces Plans to Speed up 53 Plant Closings Postal Service Protection Act APWU Membership by Congressional District Preserving the Post Office is Congress’ Legal Duty

News Article | July 2, 2012

POStPlan in Direct Conflict With APWU National Agreement

The APWU has put the Postal Service on notice that their plan to replace Postmasters at small, rural post offices with Postmaster Reliefs (PMRs) is a direct violation of our 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

News Article | May 11, 2012

Members of Congress Seek Extension of Moratorium

More than 100 U.S. representatives have signed a letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe urging him to extend the moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities, and asking him to refrain from cutting hours at rural offices.

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