American Postal Workers Union (APWU)
Cliff Guffey, President
The APWU is the world’s largest postal union, representing more than 220,000 USPS employees and retirees and nearly 2,000 private-sector mail workers. Prior to assuming the presidential of APWU, Cliff Guffey served as Executive Vice President of the union for nine years. Before that, he was Director of the union’s Clerk Division. He began his postal career in 1971 as a letter carrier. The following is from testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, during a September 6, 2011, hearing on “U.S. Postal Service in Crisis: Proposals to Prevent a Postal Shutdown.” Your letter inviting me…