Mail Network Protection Act Gains Eight More Co-Sponsors
April 17, 2008
Eight more members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236) in the past two weeks, thanks to continuing outreach efforts by APWU locals.
The legislation would help reduce wasteful, inefficient, and detrimental subcontracting by requiring the USPS to bargain with postal unions before it engages in significant contracting-out.
Since Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) introduced the legislation last November, a total of 76 U.S. representatives have taken a stand to help preserve inexpensive, trustworthy mail service for the American public. [Click here for a complete list of co-sponsors to date.]
The following House members are the most recent to add their names as co-sponsors:
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Mail Network Protection Act — Co-Sponsors Added April 3 - 16, 2008 |
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Steve Israel (NY-2) |
Long Island Area Local and |
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Patrick Kennedy (RI-1) |
Providence Area Local |
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Jerrold Nadler (NY-8) |
NY Metro |
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Adam Schiff (CA-29) |
Pasadena Local |
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Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA-13) |
Philadelphia Area Local, Philadelphia BMC Local and Eastern Montgomery Local |
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Edolphus Towns (NY-10) |
Brooklyn Local |
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Niki Tsongas (MA-5) |
NE Area Local |
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Tim Walz (MN-1) |
Mankato Area Local |