Philadelphia Stop Staples Protest – October 7, 2014 (press release / photos)
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Philadelphia APWU Kicks Off ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign on October 7, 2014; sustained regional protests to follow
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APWU: Teachers Union to Staples CEO – ‘We’re Not Buying’
Web News Article #: 175-2014 09/24/2014 – The president of the American Federation of Teachers has a message for Staples CEO Ron Sargent: We’re not buying! AFT President Randi Weingarten wrote to Sargent on Sept. 17, “As you know, teachers are critical to your profits. Last year, educators spent over $1.6 billion of their own…
APWU: Postal Workers, Teachers, Customers Take ‘Don’t Buy’ Campaign to Staples’ Home Turf
Web News Article #: 166-14 – 09/10/2014 Opponents of a no-bid deal between Staples and the USPS are taking the fight to the Massachusetts-based company’s home turf. In August, postal workers, teachers and customers staged rallies in and around Boston, and they’re planning to conduct continuing protests in the region. The APWU is also…
APWU: Postal Workers, Teachers Turn Up Heat on Staples, Boston & Saugus Protests Planned
Stop Staples’ Boycott Comes to the Hub as Troubled Retailer Releases 2nd Quarter Results Postal Workers to Pass Out Rulers Stamped ‘Don’t Buy School Supplies at Staples’ in Boston at 10 a.m. – Teachers to Join Protest at Saugus Staples at 5:30 p.m. For Immediate Release 08/18/2014 – The ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign, organized by…
AFT Joins ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Campaign, Strikes Fear in Staples Bosses, USPS Mgmt
Staples, USPS Use Trickery to Try to Derail Boycott News Service Bulletin – Vol. 44, No. 10 (306.36 KB) July 17, 2014 – When the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) voted to join the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ movement on July 12, it struck fear into the hearts of Staples bosses and USPS management. So much…
APWU: International Association of Firefighters Votes to Endorse ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Movement; Support from others
Web News Article #: 139-14 July 14, 2014 – The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), representing more than 300,000 full-time professional firefighters and paramedics in every state of the U.S. and Canada with more than 3,100 affiliates, has joined the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ movement. The IAFF Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse in the boycott. On…
Staples ‘post offices’ going away, but services won’t
Staples Inc. next month will end a pilot program that featured Postal Service counters staffed by Staples employees in 82 of the chain’s stores. Instead, the office-supply retailer will be an approved shipper for the Postal Service. Under the new arrangement, the stores can also offer services for other mail providers, such as UPS and…