Tag: The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale
Union members protest at Staples in LaGrange, GA
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…
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
Video: NYC Postal Activists Speak Out About the USPS-Staples ‘Dirty Deal’
[maxgallery id=”35076″]Shirley Dunaway, postal activist, and John Dennie, a long-time postal activist and organizer, speak out against the deal cut by former Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe with Staples to allow all 1500 Staples stores to set up mini-stations not staffed by trained postal employees. This is a highly risky proposition, not only deliberately undermining the…
Webcast: The future of the United States Postal Service – March 25, 10-11am
Summary The United States Postal Service (USPS) is one of the oldest and most revered institutions in the U.S. government. Despite this storied past, USPS now faces substantial financial challenges and threats to its survival, including unfavorable economic conditions, an evolving business environment, and declining mail volumes and revenue. And to add to the agencyâs…
Amazon expands one-hour delivery service to Baltimore and Miami
By James Vincent – March 19, 2015 Amazon’s one-hour delivery service is coming to Baltimore and Miami. Prime Now lets Amazon Prime subscribers order from a limited range of products â including toys, books, and toiletries â and select either free two-hour delivery, or one-hour delivery for $7.99. The service, which first appeared in New…
Postal workers stage on-going protest at Antioch Staples, want Postal workers handling mail
By Allen Payton – February 2015 Holding signs that read âDonât Buy Staplesâ and âThe U.S. Mail is NOT for Saleâ members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) were protesting in front of the Antioch Staples store, on Friday, January 30, as part of an ongoing effort to stop the office products chain from…
APWU Joins âGovernment Works for Americaâ Rally
Web News Article #: 024-2015 – 02/10/2015 Members of the APWU endured freezing temperatures with their brothers and sisters from other federal and postal unions at a âGovernment Works for Americaâ rally organized by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) outside the Senate on Feb. 10. The rally was held in conjunction with AFGEâs…