Union President Criticizes USPS
For Lack of Diversity in Executive Staff

APWU Web News Article #137-09, Nov. 6, 2009

In a letter to the Postal Service Board of Governors, APWU President William Burrus wrote he is “deeply troubled” by the lack of diversity in the USPS executive staff, and said, “Although the nation has made significant progress toward equality, it appears that the USPS remains mired in the Dark Ages.” Burrus wrote the letter after receiving a copy of Postal Service’s Official Organizational Chart.

“It is inexcusable that women and people of color have been relegated to such a small role in the managerial structure, especially considering the fact that the workforce at-large is so much more reflective of the population,” he said in the Oct. 22 letter.

“Applying any reasonable standard of inclusion, one has every reason to expect that the United States Postal Service should and must do better.”

As of this date, the Board of Governors has not responded to the letter.

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