By Donny Karr – July 13, 2015 LaGRANGE â Protesters gathered outside Staples on New Franklin Road on Friday to demand that residents boycott the office supply chainâs stores. The protest group was made up of members of the American Postal Workers Union in Atlanta. âWe are boycotting Staples because they are taking away jobs…
Web News Article #: 126-2015 06/17/2015 – Source: Stop Staples Campaign Keeps on Rolling Through Pennsylvania | APWU
By Kate Irby – May 14, 2015 BRADENTON — Postal workers warned Thursday that if people don’t start paying attention to what they described as the degradation of the postal service, in five or 10 years the industry will look completely different, and not in a good way. “By outsourcing a little bit here, a…
By Emily Heil – May 14, 2015 Hey, isnât that⊠actor Danny Glover, leading a group of sign-toting protesters in front of the post office building at 14th and L Streets downtown? The âLethal Weaponâ star, looking rally-chic in a pair of cargo pants, a union-logo T-shirt, and a sport coat, joined members of the…
Web News Article #: 101-2015 05/13/2015 – With just a week left until the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires, APWU members are fired up and ready to go for the National Day of Action on May 14. More than 120 events are scheduled across 42 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, organized around the theme,…
 By Tim Devaney – May 12, 2015 Postal workers are rallying for expanded service hours that they say would lead to more stable jobs. The American Postal Workers Union, which represents many of the behind-the-scenes postal workers like counter clerks and those who sort mail, is organizing a nationwide protest Thursday. The union does…
Published on Apr 15, 2015 NALC President Fredric Rolando joined members of Congress and leaders of other organizations to speak at a rally against Fast Track legislation. Read more about it here: Fast Track is heating up this week on Capitol Hill – NALC.org Find out what you can do to help Stop Fast Track:…
On a day in which our union president has asked union members to show up on tax day to remind the public the PO gets no tax dollars and pass out info in general, and pathetically most members will not, Doug Hughes steps up big time. Great job Doug!!! See: FAA investigating Florida mailman’s landing…
