By Kevin Hardy – November 6, 2017 Postal workers in Des Moines will protest ongoing cuts to the agency this week. Local employees of the United States Postal Service will join a series of national protests as they picket outside the downtown post office, 1165 Second Avenue, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Union officials…
[maxgallery id=”41952″]The event was held in conjunction with CARA’s biennial conference, which took place in Ontario, CA. Dozens of participants were bussed to picket the Staples store that afternoon. Members of the California State APWU were also on hand. “Staples plans on expanding postal services nationwide to all of their stores in the near future….
For your consideration and use. All it needs is a location and time. Via Omar Gonzalez APWU Western Region Coordinator
(August 20, 2014) ROANOKE, Va. – Picketers in downtown Roanoke are protesting against the post office consolidation on Wednesday. The Roanoke Mail Distribution Facility is set to consolidate into Greensboro next spring. That announcement earlier this month is still unsettling for many postal workers. As of now, the consolidation begins next year on April 18….
By Joseph Piette on June 12, 2014 American Postal Workers Union members and Stanford University students picketed outside a meeting of the board of directors of Staples in Palo Alto, Calif., on June 2. The reason: the U.S. Postal Service has subcontracted with Staples to sell postal products at its retail stores. Recognizing this deal…
