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Philadelphia Black Friday rally for Walmart Workers – Postal & Other Union Workers, Community Activists Show Support
Union members (including postal workers, stagehand and other workers) and community activists rallied outside the Delaware Avenue Walmart in South Philadelphia on Black Friday to support $15 wages for storeworkers. Several speakers linked the struggle to raise low wages to the fight against police brutality. See more pictures here:Â Philadelphia Black Friday rally for Walmart…
USPS Offering 7-Day Package Delivery in Philly-Area for Holidays
The United States Postal Service will be delivering packages to homes seven days a week in Philadelphia, Philly-area suburbs, South Jersey and parts of Delaware this holiday season. “During the holidays, we’re raising the bar with enhanced tracking and Sunday delivery,” said Philadelphia Postmaster Howard Sample, “providing excellent service and reliability that only Santa can…
Postal union protests perceived privatization push outside Chestnut Hill Staples
The protest’s theme: “Stop Staples. The U.S. Mail is not for sale.” Despite a persistent, chilly rain, more than 20 members and allies of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) marched outside the Germantown Avenue Staples on Thursday afternoon to protest plans to expand a recent retail agreement with the U.S. Postal Service. As part…
USPS Zero Tolerance Policy in Philadelphia? APWU Local President Casselli ‘thrown out of building’
…On October 21, 2014, at approximately 2:00 a.m., I was walking the workfloor on Tour 1 and was approached by Mr. Hinton who began screaming out my name and making threatening remarks as to what he was going to do to me. I informed Mr. Hinton that I was not stopping anyone from working. He…
List of upcoming Philadelphia Area ‘Stop Staples’ Rallies
Philadelphia ‘Stop Staples’ Protest Rally (Nov. 6)
A protest rally was held today at the Chestnut Hill Staples Store in Philadelphia, PA. Congressman Chaka Fattah and labor organizations participated in the rally along with APWU active and retired members from the Philadelphia Area Local and the Philadelphia BMC. .
Philadelphia Stop Staples Rally Scheduled for November 6, 2014