Proposed Remedy Would Restore Work to APWU Bargaining Unit Web News Article #: 139-2015 07/01/2015 – In a major blow to the Postal Serviceâs deal with Staples, Region 5 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a complaint charging that the USPS illegally subcontracted work to the office-supply chain and ordering the agency…
By Allen Payton – February 2015 Holding signs that read âDonât Buy Staplesâ and âThe U.S. Mail is NOT for Saleâ members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) were protesting in front of the Antioch Staples store, on Friday, January 30, as part of an ongoing effort to stop the office products chain from…
The protest’s theme: “Stop Staples. The U.S. Mail is not for sale.” Despite a persistent, chilly rain, more than 20 members and allies of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) marched outside the Germantown Avenue Staples on Thursday afternoon to protest plans to expand a recent retail agreement with the U.S. Postal Service. As part…
A protest rally was held today at the Chestnut Hill Staples Store in Philadelphia, PA. Congressman Chaka Fattah and labor organizations participated in the rally along with APWU active and retired members from the Philadelphia Area Local and the Philadelphia BMC. .
(October 29, 2014) The Postal Service announced back in July that it was ending its pilot program to put mini-post offices in Staples stores. The 82 postal counters it had set up last October would be transitioned to the Approved Shipper program, which has been around for years without causing much controversy.  (The Postal Service explained…
Web News Article #: 183 10/10/2014 – As the one-year anniversary of the Postal Serviceâs no-bid deal with Staples approaches, the âDonât Buy Staplesâ movement is continuing to grow. The USPS and Staples are upping the ante as well: On Oct. 7 management notified the APWU that it plans to expand the program to all…
