Ron Sargent Out as Staples CEO – Departure ‘An Opportunity,’ APWU Says

Web News Article #: 117-2016 06/01/2016 – The APWU welcomed the news that Ron Sargent will step down as Staples’ CEO at the company’s annual meeting on June 14. The decision follows Staples’ failed attempt to merge with Office Depot, a business strategy Sargent championed. “The company was weakened by the failure and it ended…

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APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – May 19, 2016 Edition

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: JUDGE DEALS STAPLES A KNOCKOUT BODY BLOW On Wednesday, May 11, Federal Circuit Court Judge Emmett Sullivan upheld the Federal Trade Commission decision to block the Staples/Office Depot proposed merger! Pending appeals by Staples, this ruling sets to rest once and for…

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Staples May Have Beat on Earnings but Its Store Business Remains in Pretty Awful Shape

By Brian Sozzi – May 18, 2016 No wonder Staples is investing in lower ink and toner prices in the wake of its failed bid for Office Depot. The company’s stores could really use the traffic. The office supplies retailer reported Wednesday that same-store sales at its more than 1,600 stores in the U.S. and…

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Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee Update – April 11, 2016

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: “The Postal Service is apparently attempting to subcontract virtually all window operations to companies like Staples and even smaller markets like village post offices. The ripple effect if this happens will cut deeply into other operations and will also see reduced maintenance…

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WAPWU Members Put Stop Staples Protest on Convention Agenda

Web News Article #: 078-2016 04/08/2016 – Members of the Washington State APWU made a Stop Staples protest part of their convention agenda on April 7. The convention took place in Vancouver, WA, but the demonstration was held in front of a Portland, OR, store, which happened to be the nearest location. For over an…

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Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee Update – March 28, 2016

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: “The following (scroll down), published by the APWU, leaves no doubt, if there ever was one, that the Postal Service and Staples are conniving to move Post Office jobs into the private sector… …The rally at Monaca on Sunday, March 20, was…

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