PCPWU: Mail Plant Closure Moratorium – Postal Activists Declare Victory

Posted on May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 by 21cpw

Immediate Release – May 26, 2015 Postal workers and their community allies were jubilant upon hearing of a national moratorium on mail processing plant closures. Last Friday, the US Postal Service released an update on “network consolidation” which postponed the closure date of the Bend and Eugene/Springfield plants to a time “to be determined.” See: https://www.21cpw.com/updated-52215-usps-network-rationalization-consolidations-put-on-hold…

APWU Philadelphia BMC Local Buys Billboard Ad

Posted on May 9, 2015May 9, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 098-2015 05/08/2015 – Members of the Philadelphia BMC Local are spreading the word about the May 14 Day of Action in a big way. The local purchased a digital billboard ad that will display the union’s message for a week, beginning on Monday, May 11. The billboard is located at a…

APWU: National Day of Action Set for Thursday, May 14

Posted on April 29, 2015April 29, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 089-2015 04/29/2015 – APWU members are turning up the heat with a National Day of Action on May 14 – just one week before the union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is slated to expire. APWU members will hold events in cities and towns across the country, organized around the theme, “I Stand…

APWU: Pittsburgh City Council Joins ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign

Posted on April 25, 2015April 25, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 087-2015 04/24/2015 – The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed a Will of Council resolution in support of the Stop Staples campaign. “The City of Pittsburgh will urge its citizens to become aware of these threats to the Postal Service and the efforts made by the Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee…

Spring newsletter of Communities and Postal Workers United

Posted on April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 by 21cpw

Sisters and Brothers, Attached is the Spring newsletter of Communities and Postal Workers United. Please share widely! Print (2-sided) and distribute to postal work sites and community gatherings. Solidarity! Jamie Partridge organizer, CPWU 503-752-5112

Video: NYC Postal Activists Speak Out About the USPS-Staples ‘Dirty Deal’

Posted on April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 by 21cpw

[maxgallery id=”35076″]Shirley Dunaway, postal activist, and John Dennie, a long-time postal activist and organizer, speak out against the deal cut by former Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe with Staples to allow all 1500 Staples stores to set up mini-stations not staffed by trained postal employees. This is a highly risky proposition, not only deliberately undermining the…

APWU: Your Post Office Gets Zero Tax Dollars

Posted on April 7, 2015April 8, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 076-2015 04/06/2015 – On April 15, APWU members will greet last-minute tax filers and reporters at post offices around the country with a message many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service gets zero tax dollars. “Tax day is a good time to inform the public about this little-known fact,”…

APWU: Posters Promote Our Cause

Posted on March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 064-2015 03/25/2015 – The San Jose Local decided to get a jump on activities set for March 26, and Jose Chavez, a member of the Contract Action Team, knew where to go to spread the union’s message. Chavez persuaded King Egg Roll, a restaurant with several outlets in the area that…