APWU Members Receive Jobs With Justice Award for Stop Staples Victory!

Web News Article #: 59-2017 On June 13, APWU members received the 2017 Jobs With Justice Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award for the victorious Stop Staples campaign. The award honored the memberships’ successful efforts to save good union jobs and fight back against efforts to privatize retail postal services. “Thanks to the dynamic efforts of…

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APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – May 11, 2017 Edition

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: Excerpt – A number of retiree organizations, including NARFE, have come out in strong opposition to HR 756, arguing that if enacted the law will destroy the fabric of our health insurance as we know it, and may take the entire Federal…

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Video Message, Letter from APWU President – Staples Stopped

Published on Jan 13, 2017 President Mark Dimondstein salutes APWU members and supporters for their work to stop the USPS-Staples deal. Your 21cpw site administrator / retiree activist, as well as other Stop Staples committee members and activists, also received a personal thank you letter from APWU President Mark Dimondstein.

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Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee: Staples Boycott Ended, Demonstrations Cancelled

Via John P. Richards, President Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: January 5, 2017 The APWU announced today that agreement had been reached with the US Postal Service that has resulted in an end to the Staples boycott/demonstrations. According to reports, the Postal Service has agreed to end the agreement with Staples that shifted…

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We Won!! – The USPS and Staples Deal is Over!

Web News Article #: 01-2017 01/05/2017 – Postal management informed the APWU in writing that the “Approved Shipper” program in Staples stores will be shut down by the end of February 2017. This victory concludes the APWU’s three-year struggle. The boycott against Staples is over! “I salute and commend every member and supporter who made…

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APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – January 2, 2017 Edition

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: “Post Office window clerks had a tough mailing season due to reduced staffing and limited hours windows were open. Lost in that hectic activity were the significant parcel volumes that were hijacked to Staples and other private businesses due to the management…

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USPS OIG Report: Establishing New Retail Access Points

Background The U.S. Postal Service’s retail network is larger than McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Walmart combined — with over 46,000 physical retail access points. These access points are locations where customers can purchase Postal Service products. They include traditional brick-and-mortar post offices and alternate access points such as self-service kiosks, contract postal units, community post offices,…

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