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Support for Mail Network Protection Act Tops 100
APWU Web News Article #45-08, May 21, 2008
Thanks to continuing legislative outreach efforts by APWU locals, 10 additional members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236).
To date, a total of 104 representatives — nearly a quarter of the House membership — have taken a stand against wasteful, inefficient, and detrimental subcontracting by the U.S. Postal Service.
The legislation, introduced last November by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before it engages in significant contracting-out and protect inexpensive, trustworthy mail service for the American public.
Gaining additional co-sponsors remains a top priority for the union, and many locals remain busy communicating with their representatives in Congress seeking additional support for the bill.
The following representatives signed on as co-sponsors of the bill on May 19-20:
Mail Network Protection Act — New Co-Sponsors Added May 19-20, 2008 |
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U.S. Representative |
Locals Represented |
Gary Ackerman (NY-5) |
NY Metro, Queens; Flushing Local |
Tim Bishop (NY-1) |
Long Island Area Local and |
Steve Cohen (TN-9) |
Memphis Area Local |
Bob Filner (CA-51) |
San Diego Area Local and Calexico Local |
Ed Markey (MA-7) |
Boston Area Local; Framingham Local |
Harry Mitchell (AZ-5) |
Phoenix Metro Local |
Gwen Moore (WI-4) |
Milwaukee Area Local |
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) |
Los Angeles Area Local |
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) |
Broward County Area Local and
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John Yarmuth (KY-3) |
Louisville Local |
[Click
here to see a complete list of U.S. Representatives that have co-sponsored
the bill to date.]
For more information about the Mail Network Protection Act and the union’s effort to gather support for it, click here.
