{"id":22506,"date":"2014-08-02T22:29:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-03T02:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/?p=22506"},"modified":"2014-09-29T02:26:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T06:26:12","slug":"postal-workers-defeat-anti-union-scheme-to-contract-jobs-to-staples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/postal-workers-defeat-anti-union-scheme-to-contract-jobs-to-staples\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal workers defeat anti-union scheme to contract jobs to Staples"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protest April 24 in Washington, D.C., against setting up of mini post offices in Staples as part of USPS moves to slash jobs and weaken union. Staples announced July 14 it was ending program.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Postal workers scored a victory when Staples Inc. announced July 14 that it was ending a pilot program to set up mini post offices in the company\u2019s retail outlets. Staples began the program last fall, offering U.S. Postal Service-branded counters in 82 stores in four states.<\/p>\n

The Staples program is widely viewed by postal workers and their supporters as part of an anti-union privatization and cost-cutting campaign, targeting jobs and working conditions.<\/p>\n

\"Chicago_Stop_Staples_rally\"<\/a>In recent months, postal workers organized protests against the program in cities across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAPWU [American Postal Workers Union] rallies forced postal management to modify their agreement with Staples,\u201d Maileen Au, a floor clerk from Huntington Park, told the Militant<\/i>.<\/p>\n

More:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The Militant – August 11, 2014 –Postal workers defeat anti-union scheme to contract jobs to Staples<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Postal workers scored a victory when Staples Inc. announced July 14 that it was ending a pilot program to set up mini post offices in the company\u2019s retail outlets. Staples began the program last fall, offering U.S. Postal Service-branded counters in 82 stores in four states. The Staples program is widely viewed…<\/p>\n

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