WASHINGTON  – Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union, will testify before the Elections Subcommittee of the U.S. House Administration Committee today, June 11 at 1 pm on: “The Impact of COVID-19 on Voting Rights and Election Administration: Ensuring Safe and Fair Elections.”

Dimondstein, representing 200,000 postal workers, who are providing essential services during the current pandemic, will explain that the USPS is facing a crisis due the sharp reduction in the volume of mail due to COVID-19 and the current economic downturn.  In order to ensure the service needed for fair and safe elections in 2020, the USPS needs an emergency appropriation of $25 billion, in addition to immediate and unconditional access to a $10 billion line of credit provided for in the CARES Act.

Public access to today’s virtual hearing is available at the Committee on Administration’s website and social media channels.

To schedule an interview with APWU President Mark Dimondstein, please contact Jamie Horwitz, jhdcpr@starpower.net, 202/549-4921.