Baltimore Teacher: ‘Boycott Staples!’

Web News Article #: 162-20150 8/17/2015 – A Baltimore teacher took it upon himself to make a “Boycott Staples” sign and protest in front of the York Road location on Aug. 15. “I was out there in solidarity with postal workers who are seeing their jobs transferred to for-profit corporations,” explained Myles Hoenig, who is…

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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…

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Teachers, postal workers weigh Staples boycott

(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…

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APWU: For Students to Win, Teachers Don’t Have to Lose

Web News Article #: 122-14 June 20, 2014 – “On Tuesday morning, teachers across California got up, went to their schools and dedicated their day to helping students learn and grow. “While teachers led their classrooms, a judge in a Los Angeles courtroom said that for students to win, teachers have to lose,” wrote Randi…

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