Web News Article #: 85-2017 09/12/2017 – Recently, APWU members employed by Salmon Companies voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the company. Salmon Companies is the largest ground transportation supplier to the United States Postal Service (USPS). Truck drivers for the private-sector company are part of the Support Services Division. The contract…
Background A contract postal unit (CPU) is a retail establishment under contract to the U.S. Postal Service to provide postal services to the public. The objective of the CPU program is to reduce customer wait time in post offices, retain and increase Postal Service market share, reduce operational costs, improve customer satisfaction, and grow retail…
Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU:
First Name: Janice Last Name: Kelble Email: jkreflection@gmail.com Union/Local: APWU – Manchester Area Local Office held if any: Legislative Director
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…
By Silver Krieger – May 15, 2016 New York, NY – Thursday, May 12, A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service, a coalition of 130 organizations, met at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Harlem, and held a hearing in front of a wide range of politicians and activists. …The presentation began with a…
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…
Not only is President Obama’s latest nominee for the USPS Board of Governors, Jeffrey A. Rosen, another pro-privatization Republican, but he was also an advisor to Mitt Romney! Mitt had on his presidential platform to privatize the USPS. Although there is not a single good candidate nominated, Jeffrey A. Rosen appears to be one of…
