The labor movement hasnât had the best 2014 so far, with a bruising defeat for the UAW in its attempts to organize auto workers in the South, and an ominous Supreme Court ruling for public sector unions. But today, the American Postal Workers Union and its allies seem to be making progress in an important…
âThis attempt at trickery shows that the âDonât Buy Staplesâ movement is having an effect.â For Immediate Release July 14, 2014 – A Staples announcement on July 14 indicating that the company is terminating its no-bid deal with the U.S. Postal Service and replacing it with an âapproved shipperâ program is a ruse. Staples and…
Web News Article #: 138-14 July 13, 2014 –  American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and thousands of AFT convention delegates joined members of the American Postal Workers Union and other community members in a rally July 12, telling the United States Postal Service and the Staples corporation that the âU.S. Mail Is Not for…
Web News Article #: 135-14 âDonât Buy Staplesâ Campaign Marches On! July 9, 2014 – âA Postal Service letter to the APWU dated July 7 indicating that it is terminating the no-bid deal with Staples and replacing it with an âapproved shipperâ program is a ruse,â said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. âThe USPS is changing…
Teachers Union in Support of Postal Workers Urges Educators and School Staff Not to Purchase School Supplies From Staples â State Teachers Unions Urging a National Boycott Vote at the Biennial AFT Convention in Los Angeles This Week For Immediate Release July 7, 2014 – BOSTON â AFT Massachusetts, which represents teachers, school workers, public…
AFSCME has endorsed the American Postal Workers Unionâs boycott of Staples, which was given a no-bid contract by the U.S. Postal Service that would allow Staples to staff in-store Postal Service counters with its own low-paid employees. In a July 2 letter to Staples Inc. CEO Ronald L. Sargeant, AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders and Sec.-Treas….
(July 2, 2014) Public school teachers across the USA are threatening to boycott office-supply retailer Staples during back-to-school shopping season, saying the Massachusetts-based chain’s plan to staff in-store U.S. Postal Service counters with its own store employees will replace “living-wage jobs” with lower-paying positions. Already, state teachers’ unions in California, Michigan and New Hampshire have…
Web News Article #: 126-14 June 30, 2014 – The âDonât Buy Staplesâ movement got a big boost this month when the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) voted to endorse the boycott. The union represents building service, healthcare and government employees. In a letter to Staples CEO Ronald L. Sargent and Postmaster General Patrick R….
