APWU: Hearing on USPS-Staples Deal Dominated by Legal Wrangling, Proceedings to Resume Nov. 2

Web News Article #: 165-2015 08/18/2015 – A hearing on charges that the Postal Service illegally subcontracted work to Staples was dominated by procedural wrangling on Aug. 17 and 18. The hearing before Administrative Law Judge Paul Bogas of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will resume on Nov. 2. Region 5 of the NLRB…

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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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Audio: APWU Philadelphia BMC Local President Tarducci discusses Staples/USPS privatization plan

APWU Philly BMC Local President Vince Tarducci reminds WWDB AM 860 listeners to not buy school supplies at Staples. Source: WWDB-AM – Today In Philly Labor  

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APWU: Stop Staples Campaign Keeps on Rolling Through Pennsylvania

Web News Article #: 126-2015 06/17/2015 – Source: Stop Staples Campaign Keeps on Rolling Through Pennsylvania | APWU

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Postal Service begins expanding into 1500 Staples

(October 29, 2014) The Postal Service announced back in July that it was ending its pilot program to put mini-post offices in Staples stores.  The 82 postal counters it had set up last October would be transitioned to the Approved Shipper program, which has been around for years without causing much controversy.  (The Postal Service explained…

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APWU: Michigan Democratic Party Endorses Staples Boycott, Urges Candidates to Avoid the Office-Supply Store

Web News Article #: 176-2014 09/25/2014 – The Michigan Democratic Party voted to support the Staples boycott at a special meeting of the Executive Committee on Sept. 23 and urged all candidates for public office to avoid patronizing the office-supply chain. The resolution declares that the Democratic Party supports good jobs and public employees. Postal…

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APWU National Convention Gets Underway

Web News Article #: 142-14 July 21, 2014 – Delegates to the APWU National Convention are ready for action after several days of pre-convention workshops and conferences. Monday, July 21, will feature a State of Our Union address by President Mark Dimondstein, speeches by several  members of Congress, and messages of solidarity by postal union…

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(AUDIO) Postal Service Privatization Brings Staples Boycott

Play Audio: (July 14, 2014) ST. PAUL, Minn. – Organized labor officials say putting postal service in Staples stores is a move to privatize a well-loved public institution and a threat to middle-class jobs. Peggy Whitney, business agent for the Minneapolis Area local of the American Postal Workers Union, said a secret, no-bid deal between…

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