By John Houck – December 1, 2015 The proposed merger of business retail giants Staples and Office Depot is in trouble. Federal antitrust regulators may block the deal, fearing an office supply monopoly. Staples and Office Depot first proposed the merger back in February. In a previous Inquisitr report, the deal worth $6.3 billion at…
The following is from a November 24, 2015 update of Docket activity from the National Labor Relations Board relative to USPS Case Number: 05-CA-140963. APWU is barred from sharing this information by an earlier NLRB Motion but, because it is freely available in the public domain at NLRB.gov, the 21st Century Postal Worker will reshare…
Web News Article #: 210-2015 11/04/2015 – The APWU won an important legal victory on Nov. 4 when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled unanimously that Staples cannot intervene in hearings on charges that the USPS illegally subcontracted work to the office-supply chain. âThe ruling is very significant,â said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. If…
Web News Article #: 207-2015 11/02/2015 – After months of refusing to provide documents subpoenaed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the APWU, the USPS and Staples produced a mound of paperwork on Oct. 20, less than two weeks before a hearing scheduled for Nov. 2. Rather than address the core of the…
Web News Article #: 195-2015 10/14/2015 – Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders thrilled APWU members attending the unionâs All-Craft Conference in Las Vegas on Oct. 14. âIt was electric,â said APWU President Mark Dimondstein of the response to Sandersâ speech. Sanders told the audience of approximately 2,000 APWU members, âThe beauty of the Postal Service is…
By Josh Kosman – September 3, 2015 Staples and Office Depot may soon get schooled by the Feds on their attempted merger. The Federal Trade Commission in the last several days has sent out a second round of subpoenas to Staples and Office Depot customers after already conducting a full review of the merger proposal,…
The Philadelphia Stop Staples Committee has been making daily visits to Staples stores in and around Philadelphia. One of our frequent and busiest targets is the Staples at 1300 South Columbus Boulevard near Penn’s Landing. We have had a sustained presence of protests, demonstrations and leafleting at this location. The store manager has tried (unsuccessfully)…
