A union representing postal workers will protest Tuesday afternoon at a local Staples over a pilot program in which employees at the office-supply retailer take packages and sell stamps. The American Postal Workers Union announced Friday it would be demonstrating at the Staples at 4801 McKnight Road, one of the 82 locations in four regions…
Leaders in Washington Pushing to Strengthen and Expand Social Security In a sign that the push to expand Social Security is continuing to build support, on Wednesday Senators Mark Begich (D-AK) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Retirement and Income Security Enhancements (RAISE) Act. The RAISE Act would enhance Social Security benefits for widows, widowers, and divorced spouses while…
LAKE GENEVA – Delivering mail by boat – that’s not typically part of the postal service creed. More than a dozen students compete for summer jobs. So, what are they doing? They’re jumping off a boat to deliver mail. Eyewitness News Reporter Kevin King has the story. Each candidate is based on a 150% point…
Thursday, June 12, 2014 Your June 3 editorial, “Welcome to the real world,” calls postal workers “childish” because we oppose a no-bid deal that shifts postal duties from highly-trained U.S. Postal Service employees to low-wage Staples workers — who have little to no instruction in how to handle the U.S. mail. Next time, you might…
In full support of Postal Workers, Veterans and all others serving/having served in the United States Military, I am displaying a special American Flag here again today. These stars and stripes were flown by APWU Member Vern “Bean” Davidson, while serving in Afghanistan on September 3, 2004. I’m very honored to have been presented with…
Just Wait Until You Read the Reviews Not many of us relish the thought of heading to the post office. But if you’re lucky enough to have thus far managed to avoid a USPS facility in the Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood of Williamsburg, you may want to stop the next local mail carrier you see…
By Joseph Piette on June 12, 2014 American Postal Workers Union members and Stanford University students picketed outside a meeting of the board of directors of Staples in Palo Alto, Calif., on June 2. The reason: the U.S. Postal Service has subcontracted with Staples to sell postal products at its retail stores. Recognizing this deal…
