By Associated Press – May 14, 2015 NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will test a new unlimited shipping service for online shoppers this summer that will be priced below Amazon’s $99 per year Prime service. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the shipping subscription service will cost customers…
In this issue: My dreamâto end the rule of greed (President’s Letter) Nov.14: National Day of Action Fighting the Staples deal Capitol Hill aids & abets the demise of Americaâs Postal Service NY Area Metro Election Notice / Rules APWU files Labor Board charge on cyber attack Biggest Walmart protests ever Jonathan Smith serving on…
Union members (including postal workers, stagehand and other workers) and community activists rallied outside the Delaware Avenue Walmart in South Philadelphia on Black Friday to support $15 wages for storeworkers. Several speakers linked the struggle to raise low wages to the fight against police brutality. See more pictures here:Â Philadelphia Black Friday rally for Walmart…
Web News Article #: 213-2014 11/20/2014 – The APWU has vowed to join Black Friday protests at Walmart stores around the country if the company refuses to give their workers full-time jobs with decent wages. âWeâre urging union members to join in,â said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. The Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, controls a fortune…
Almost every day over the past year, thereâs been a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new Village Post Office. There are hundreds of stories in local newspapers about these grand openings. The Postal Service clearly thinks that Village Post Offices play an important role in its vision of the future. But itâs…
The Goin Postal pack-and-ship company has signed a deal to put small postal stores inside of 2,000 Walmarts. While the Postmaster General will probably say it’s all about customer convenience, the deal represents yet another step in the privatization of the Postal Service. These postal stores, it should be noted, arenât exactly the same as…
