October 9, 2019 APWU President Mark Dimondstein was elected to a third term on Oct. 8. Also re-elected were Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy, Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell, Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman, Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard, Organization Director Anna Smith, Research and Education Director Joyce B. Robinson, Human Relations Director Sue Carney, Retirees […]
Voting Rights: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly From the American Postal Workers Union: 05/18/2016 – At a panel discussion sponsored by the National Press Club on May 13, APWU President Mark Dimondstein championed voting by mail, which would give more Americans access to the ballot box. This year’s presidential contest is the first […]
2/17/2016 On the opening day of arbitration for a new contract, APWU President Mark Dimondstein stated the union’s case in an impassioned presentation to the arbitration panel. The text is below. “The interests of the 200,000 postal workers represented by the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, are contained in the preamble of the APWU National […]
Protesters Urge Obama to Shine a Light on Dark Money APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed a rally in front of the White House on April 2, calling on President Obama to issue an Executive Order requiring corporations that do business with the government to disclose their political spending. Rally organizers presented petitions bearing 500,000 signatures […]
APWU President Reports on Negotiations 02/26/2015 – APWU President Mark Dimondstein has presented his first update for union members on the status of contract negotiations. The bargaining report is available to APWU members only. To read the summary, click here. For those who are new to the APWU website — or to the Members Only […]
U.S. Postal Workers gained a star partner in their fight to save the national mail carrying institution. Ed Schultz welcomed actor Danny Glover and Mark Dimondstein, President of the American Postal Workers Union, to The Ed Show last night: http://youtu.be/Ow7YM2XE8Bc
New cuts to the post office could pose serious problems for Americans trying to get issued passports. Ed Schultz and Mark Dimondstein discuss. APWU: Congress Fails to Act – Again USPS moving ahead with plans to consolidate up to 82 mail processing facilities in 2015
12/17/2014 – Before Congress adjourned on Dec. 16, senators and representatives approved a government spending bill that also weakens restrictions on the big banks that crashed the economy in 2008, allows mega-donors to make substantially bigger contributions to political candidates, and reduces pensions for some current retirees. But Congress fled the capital without addressing urgent […]
Denied Entry to ‘Public’ Meeting, Postal Workers Stage Raucous Protest Hundreds Cheer Wildly at Announcement That PMG Donahoe is Stepping Down Approximately 250 postal workers and supporters protested loudly in the lobby of Postal Service headquarters after they were denied entry to a “public” meeting of the Board of Governors’ on Nov. 14. But they […]
11/14/2014 – Today’s announcement that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is stepping down is welcome news. Over the summer, delegates to the American Postal Workers Union national convention voted unanimously for his resignation. We hope that the next Postmaster General will reverse Donahoe’s policies of lowering standards, reducing hours, outsourcing work and diminishing a great American […]