Pennsylvania Rep. Scanlon supports USPS Fairness Act

Excerpt: October 16, 2019 “I proudly cosponsored the USPS Fairness Act to end the requirement that USPS pre-fund its retiree health benefits. The pre-fund mandate puts an unfair and undue burden on USPS, and it has prevented the agency from investing in new technologies, services, and products. As the Representative for Pennsylvania’s Fifth District, I…

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Philly Vet, 89, Joins Stop Staples Campaign

Web News Article #: 161-2015 08/17/2015 – An 89-year-old Philadelphia veteran is the latest supporter of the Stop Staples campaign. A group of activists from the Philadelphia PA Area Local were handing out flyers in front of a Staples store in Springfield, PA, on Aug. 13, when they met the elderly gent on his way…

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Senator Bob Casey responds to APWU member on issue of Consolidation Plan

Dear Mr. Zelznick: Thank you for taking the time to contact me about the United States Postal Service Consolidation Plan. I appreciate hearing from you about this issue. The Postal Service faces a deteriorating financial situation. From 2007 through 2011, the Postal Service lost $41.4 billion. Last year, despite an increase in revenues, they lost…

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