APWU: ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Sample Resolution

Web News Article #: 110-14 June 3, 2014 – The APWU has prepared a ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ sample resolution [DOC] | [PDF] for use by APWU leaders and union allies to help spread the word about the boycott of the office-supply chain. “APWU members and our allies must spread the word about the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign to every labor…

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U.S. Supreme Court: poisoning mailbox not terrorism, just a love triangle

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Lansdale woman who tried to poison a romantic rival, ruling unanimously that federal prosecutors in Philadelphia overreacted by charging her under antiterrorism law. Though her lawyers called the decision a victory, it came too late for Carol Anne Bond, 42, who served six…

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WPB customers missing their mail because it’s evidence in Post Office investigation (video)

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – One stroke and one color at a time, Lynn Morgan paints a picture of a beautiful landscape. “My paintings sort of all portray peaceful solitude,” explained Morgan. Her recent dealings with the Postal Service has this artist seeing red. “Someone sent me a check to buy one of my paintings…

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NALC President Rolando on USPS latest financial results (audio)

The Postal Service’s latest financial results are no better than any of their recent numbers. But they might not be as bad as they look. Different interpretations of those numbers cause some leaders to think the Postal Service has a faster route back to profitability than Congress does. Frederic Rolando, president of the National Association…

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NPMHU: LIUNA General President Comments on Postal Cuts to Patch Highway Trust Fund

Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2014) – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement today regarding the proposal by some House Republicans to patch the Highway Trust Fund: The idea of robbing the U.S. Postal Service to provide another duct-tape fix to our nation’s…

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