By Josh Kosman – September 3, 2015 Staples and Office Depot may soon get schooled by the Feds on their attempted merger. The Federal Trade Commission in the last several days has sent out a second round of subpoenas to Staples and Office Depot customers after already conducting a full review of the merger proposal,…
Web News Article #: 156-2015 08/07/2015 – The American Postal Workers has launched a petition drive calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block the merger of Staples and Office Depot. The merger would give Staples a monopoly in a key sector of the economy. âThis monopoly is no game,â said APWU President Mark…
Proposed Deal Raises Significant Competitive Issues By Randy Stutz – July 22, 2015 The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) today issued a white paper titled The Proposed Merger of Staples and Office Depot: Lessons from History and New Competitive Concerns. The paper urges the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to carefully scrutinize the competitive impact of the…
By Diane Alter – July 1, 2015 Judge Amit Mehtaâs preliminary injunction blocking the planned merger of Sysco Corp. and US Foods, the nationâs two largest broadline distributors of food and related supplies to restaurants and foodservice establishments, has given the American Postal Workers Union additional fodder in its campaign against the Staples/Office Depot merger….
By Nina Lincoff – June 19, 2015 The American Postal Workers Union is taking a strong stance against the Office Depot and Staples acquisition, which was overwhelmingly approved by shareholders of the Boca Raton-based company early Friday. The APWU held a briefing following the meeting of Office Depotâs shareholders, outlining why the union feels federal…
APWU to Hold Briefing Immediately Following June 19 Office Depot Shareholders Meeting: Why Federal Regulators Should Block The Staples/Office Depot Merger Union to Detail â for the First Time â Its Meeting With FTC Legal Team Reviewing Merger For Immediate Release 06/18/2015 – BOCA RATON â The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will hold a…
By Taryn Luna – May 27, 2015 A union representing postal workers has urged federal regulators to block a proposed $6.3 billion merger of Staples Inc. and Office Depot Inc. The American Postal Workers Union said it sent the Federal Trade Commission and other government authorities a 24-page report Tuesday, contending that a merger of…
February 4, 2015 UPDATE: The American Postal Workers Union says it “will vigorously opposeâ the “monopolistic and unlawful” Staples-Office Depot merger before the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. The union says in a statement that the U.S. Postal Service “plans to transfer USPS work to Staples in order to reduce employment…
