APWU: Coming to a Walmart Near You – The Fight for Better Pay

Posted on November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 213-2014 11/20/2014 – The APWU has vowed to join Black Friday protests at Walmart stores around the country if the company refuses to give their workers full-time jobs with decent wages. “We’re urging union members to join in,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. The Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, controls a fortune…

After last year’s troubles, UPSers will be working on Black Friday this year

Posted on May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 by 21cpw

For the first time in several years, employees of United Parcel Service Inc. nationwide will be working on the day after Thanksgiving this year. That’s after shipping delays — brought on by heavy volume, weather and a shorter-than-average Christmas season — plagued the shipping giant last year. UPS is based in Atlanta, and its UPS Airlines…