PCPWU: Mail Plant Closure Moratorium – Postal Activists Declare Victory

Posted on May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 by 21cpw

Immediate Release – May 26, 2015 Postal workers and their community allies were jubilant upon hearing of a national moratorium on mail processing plant closures. Last Friday, the US Postal Service released an update on “network consolidation” which postponed the closure date of the Bend and Eugene/Springfield plants to a time “to be determined.” See: https://www.21cpw.com/updated-52215-usps-network-rationalization-consolidations-put-on-hold…

Portland Communities & Postal Workers United: Again, Postal Protesters’ Charges Dismissed

Posted on January 9, 2015January 9, 2015 by 21cpw

Five actions, multiple arrests, no trials More actions planned to defend the postal service Immediate Release, January 8, 2015 For the fifth time in two years, the “postal defenders” won a reprieve yesterday. County Judge Eric Bergstrom dismissed criminal charges in a civil disobedience protest case which was over a year old, saying the seven…