APWU: National Day of Action on October 8

09/17/2018 – Privatizers – those who want to sell the public postal service to private corporations – are hard at work. Together we can stop them in their tracks. Get ready to hit the streets with our sister postal unions, family, friends, and community allies to Save Our Service. Rallies will take place at many…

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W. PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee Update: “Death knell for the Postal Service as we know it?”

“Due to the APWU’s bull dog persistence, the clandestine cabal between the Postal Service and Staple’s has been revealed. It is a sobering document that, if carried through to the intended conclusion, will be the death knell for the Postal Service as we know it. It is not an overstatement that the intent is a…

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U.S. Could Lose Its Postal Service As We Know It

Today was nothing but slog. A complete burden not just on the body, but a spewing of my entire soul. A steady crunch-crunch-crunch with every footstep. It’s that crunching that’s driving me mad: I can’t move my feet without that racket bouncing through my simple brain. The day started with a driving snow; two inches…

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What We Lose with a Privatized Postal Service

America’s founders recognized that commerce requires a common infrastructure. By Katherine McFate – March 4, 2015 Did you know that when you ship a package through Federal Express, the U.S. Postal Service often carries it the last mile? Last year, the Postal Service delivered 1.4 billion packages for FedEx and UPS. In fact, it delivers…

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Video: Danny Glover on ‘A Grand Alliance’ to Save Our Postal Service

Published on Feb 10, 2015 In this superb two-minute video, actor- activist Danny Glover champions the need for a vibrant public Postal Service and asks the public to join with him in A Grand Alliance to save it. via Danny Glover: Our Postal Service – YouTube.

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