Upload Music Files – Listen Audio Files – dimondstein-edschultzrafion1…APWU President Dimondstein, Ed Schultz Discuss Letting Post Offices Offer Banking Services APWU President Mark Dimondstein was a guest on the third house of Ed Schultz’s radio show viewed on Feb. 14, 2014. They discussed Sen. Warren’s proposal to let U.S. post offices offer banking services and […]
The Postal Service’s largest union has harsh words for Rep. Darrell Issa, and is raising alarm over a pilot partnership with Staples, which it warns is a stalking horse for privatization – a goal the union alleges draws support or indifference from key Democrats. “I think Congress and the White House are pretty much working […]
In an effort to stem its massive losses, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has been pushing a bold move – cutting Saturday deliver permanently. “The key thing is this. The Postal Service needs to make serious change,” says Donahoe. “We need to address a number of issues, six to five days of letter mail to save […]
Local, state and retiree chapter presidents across the country are preparing to send delegations to Staples stores in their communities to protest the establishment of postal retail units staffed by low-wage, non-union, non-postal employees. The delegations will present letters of protest to store managers by Jan. 18. “I urge APWU members to participate,” said President […]
Republicans continue their attempts to destroy the backbone of America, the United States Postal Service. Ed Schultz and APWU President Mark Dimondstein discuss
Amazon saving the US Postal Service? APWU President Mark Dimondstein says USPS/Amazon’s Sunday delivery deal is a step in the right direction in saving the financial woes of the Postal Service.
At Swearing-In Ceremony: Dimondstein Issues Call For a ‘Grand Alliance’ 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 jobs. “History shows that […]