APWU-Staples NLRB Case: Secret Document Exposes USPS Privatization Planning

Web News Article #: 012-2016 01/29/2016 – A document unearthed in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reveals why the APWU is adamant that the Postal Service’s deal with Staples – and others like it – must be stopped. The March 26, 2012, document exposes the secret privatization recommendation a Postal Service consultant…

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Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee Update – Jan 18, 2016

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: Way too may rank and file continue to take a pass on this activity, leaving the task in the hands of a small but dedicated group._ For this demonstration, the numbers tell the tale. Half the group consisted of retirees and their…

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APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – December 31, 2015 Edition

2016 WILL BE A BUSY YEAR The Chapter will have a full plate this year! First and foremost is the commitment to continue the Staple’s demonstration campaign, going into the third year of activity. The first two locations scheduled for January are set forth in the letter the Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee sent…

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FTC rejects Staples’ revised $5.5 billion bid to buy Office Depot

By Phil Wahba – December 21, 2015 Staples’  revised $5.5 billion bid to buy rival Office Depot was rejected by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the company said on Monday, thwarting again its attempt to create a larger entity better able to contend with the major changes reshaping the office supplies market. Seeking to mollify…

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Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee Update – Dec 3, 2015

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU:

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Staples-Office Depot Merger In Jeopardy As FTC, APWU Suggest Blocking Deal

By John Houck – December 1, 2015 The proposed merger of business retail giants Staples and Office Depot is in trouble. Federal antitrust regulators may block the deal, fearing an office supply monopoly. Staples and Office Depot first proposed the merger back in February. In a previous Inquisitr report, the deal worth $6.3 billion at…

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APWU: Western PA Staples Campaign Takes it to the Top

Web News Article #: 221-2015 11/30/2015 – Members of the Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee met with Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Nov. 20 to discuss the dirty deal between the U.S. Postal Service and Staples. “Fitzgerald listened to our concerns and offered his support,” reports Joe Radovich of the Pittsburgh Metro Area…

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