Editorial: Americans still need a Postal Service

(November 7, 2014) Republicans have won majorities in both houses of Congress, and both the leaders of that body and Democratic President Obama have made all the right noises about how they all want to work together to Get Things Done. As Utah’s Rep. Jason Chaffetz noted Thursday, Republicans now need to show some ability…

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USPS Network Consolidation: A Tale of 3 Pictures

A lot of ink has been spilled discussing and cussing the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to close 82 mail processing centers next year. But the three images below tell the story in a nutshell. David Williams, USPS’ vice president of networks, showed these slides in a recent presentation to mailers about the “Phase II” consolidations…

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Nov-Dec. Newsletter of Communities and Postal Workers United

Sisters and Brothers, Attached is the November-December, 2014 newsletter [PDF] of Communities and Postal Workers United. Please forward to your lists and print (2-sided) for distribution at postal worksites and in the community. Solidarity! Jamie Partridge jamiep7206@aol.com 503-752-5112

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USPS Zero Tolerance Policy in Philadelphia? APWU Local President Casselli ‘thrown out of building’

…On October 21, 2014, at approximately 2:00 a.m., I was walking the workfloor on Tour 1 and was approached by Mr. Hinton who began screaming out my name and making threatening remarks as to what he was going to do to me.  I informed Mr. Hinton that I was not stopping anyone from working.  He…

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