APWU Launches New TV Ad – “We Deliver Almost Anything”

04/12/2019 – The APWU continues our offensive against the White House proposals to sell the Postal Service to private corporations. The lighthearted video makes a crucial point – of all the many things the Postal Service will accept from the public, tax dollars are not one of them. The video advertisement release is in coordination…

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APWU Says Court ‘Made the Right Call’ in Staples/Office Depot Merger

For Immediate Release 05/10/2016 – The following statement is from Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union: “U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan made the right call today, upholding the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to block a deeply flawed merger between Staples and Office Depot. “Starting the day this bad deal was unveiled,…

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Labor Day: In One of Nation’s Largest Contract Disputes, Postal Workers Fight for Improved Service, Good Jobs

Postal Workers’ Contract with USPS Expired Three Months Ago For Immediate Release 08/31/2015 – WASHINGTON – As the nation observes Labor Day, more than 200,000 members of the American Postal Workers Union are fighting for a good contract and improved service for postal customers – more than three months after their collective bargaining agreement with…

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Failed Sysco/US Foods Merger Puts Staples/Office Depot Deal In ‘Serious Jeopardy,’ Says APWU

For Immediate Release 07/07/2015 – WASHINGTON – The collapse of a planned merger between Sysco and US Foods puts a similar merger of office-supply giants Staples and Office Depot in serious jeopardy, says the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). “The Federal Trade Commission made a very strong case against the Sysco/US Foods merger,” said APWU…

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APWU to Detail Its Meeting With FTC Legal Team Reviewing Staples/Office Depot Merger

APWU to Hold Briefing Immediately Following June 19 Office Depot Shareholders Meeting: Why Federal Regulators Should Block The Staples/Office Depot Merger Union to Detail – for the First Time – Its Meeting With FTC Legal Team Reviewing Merger For Immediate Release 06/18/2015 – BOCA RATON – The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will hold a…

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APWU: NLRB Slams Postal Service For Failure to Bargain over Employee Data Breach

Complaint over Cyber Intrusion Would Set Precedent For Immediate Release 04/08/2015 – WASHINGTON – In a first-of-its-kind complaint, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has cited the Postal Service for failing to bargain with the APWU over last year’s massive data security breach. The incident, which was revealed to the union and employees in mid-November,…

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American Postal Workers Union Assembles Team of Experts To Oppose Staples-Office Depot Merger

For Immediate Release 03/05/2015 – Washington – The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) announced today that the 200,000–member union, with the assistance of the AFL-CIO, has engaged a team of financial advisors, lawyers and economists to challenge the merger between Staples and Office Depot. The union is urging the Department of Justice and the Federal…

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APWU: Postal Workers and USPS to Open Negotiations Thurs. Feb. 19 at Pivotal Time for the Postal Service

In a First, Union to Put Issues Such as Postal Banking, Expanded Hours and Additional Customer Services on the Bargaining Table, Along with Wages and Benefits Actor-Activist Danny Glover and APWU Pres. Mark Dimondstein to speak at Kickoff News Conference For Immediate Release – 02/17/2015 WASHINGTON – Contract talks between the American Postal Workers Union…

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