APWU Executive Board Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

Posted on November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 by 21cpw

NSB 14-2015 – November 11, 2015 The APWU National Executive Board voted on Nov. 5 to endorse Bernie Sanders for president. “Politics as usual has not worked,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “Enough is enough!” The endorsement follows Sanders’ rousing speech before 2,000 activists at the union’s All-Craft Conference in late October. “We should judge candidates…

APWU: Bernie Sanders Touts Postal Banking on Jimmy Kimmel

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 201-2015 10/22/2015 – Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made a strong case for postal banking while appearing on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on Oct. 21. [Watch an excerpt here, beginning at approximately 18:00.] “We have millions and millions of low-income people who have to go to these payday lenders…

Video: Ed Schultz and APWU President Dimondstein at ‘Fighting Bob Fest’

Posted on September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 by 21cpw

Published on Sep 23, 2015 Ed was at Fighting Bob Fest in Madison, WI over the weekend and caught up with American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein about the fight to strengthen the Postal Service. He also touches on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign and the momentum he has had lately.

Sen. Bernie Sanders to PMG: Service Cuts, Plant Closures ‘a Disaster’

Posted on August 27, 2015August 27, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 170-2015 08/27/2015 – In a sharply worded letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called the Postal Service’s decision to close mail processing centers and eliminate overnight delivery “a disaster” and urged her to “re-instate overnight delivery standards and speed up the delivery of mail as soon as…

Senate Opposes USPS Service Cuts, APWU Calls Vote ‘Significant Development’

Posted on May 1, 2015May 3, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 090-2015 05/01/2015 – The Senate approved a motion on S. Con. Res. 11 introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that instructs budget conferees to insist on a deficit-neutral fund to halt mail processing center closures, restore overnight mail delivery, and protect rural services. A deficit-neutral amendment may not increase the nation’s…

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont at NALC Convention: Postal Service Revenue Rising

Posted on July 26, 2014July 26, 2014 by 21cpw

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday addressed the annual convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers. He drew standing ovations from the big convention crowd in Philadelphia for opposing cuts in services and jobs at the U.S. Postal Service at a time of rising revenue. Sanders is the chief sponsor of legislation to modernize the…