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News Article | May 21, 2008
Support for Mail Network Protection Act Tops 100
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...
News Article | May 13, 2008
Another Dozen U.S. Reps. Sign On to Mail Network Protection Act
APWU efforts to build support in Congress for the Mail Network Protection Act have gotten a big boost in the last two weeks, as 12 more members of the U.S. House of Representatives became co-sponsors. The bill (H.R. 4236) would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before it engag...
News Article | May 8, 2008
Postal Reform Act Is No Endorsement of Privatization
The passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act in December 2006 did not change the fundamental mission of the Postal Service, an APWU leader testified on Capitol Hill, and should not be perceived as justification for privatizing the nation’s mail system or eliminating its obligation to...
News Article | April 28, 2008
Six More U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Mail Network Protection Act
Six more members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236) in support of the union’s efforts to reduce wasteful, inefficient, and detrimental subcontracting by the U.S. Postal Service. The legislation would help preserve inexpensive,...
News Article | April 17, 2008
Mail Network Protection Act Gains Eight More Co-Sponsors
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 requi...
News Article | April 3, 2008
Ten More U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Mail Network Protection Act
Since Congress returned from its Easter recess on March 31, 10 additional members of the House of Representatives have taken a stand against wasteful, inefficient, and detrimental subcontracting by signing on to the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236). The legislation, introduced last November b...
News Article | March 14, 2008
Mail Network Protection Act Steadily Gaining Co-Sponsors
As of mid-March, 55 members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of an anti-subcontracting measure supported by the APWU. The Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236), which was introduced in November by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), would require the Postal Service to bargain w...
News Article | February 28, 2008
Anti-Subcontracting Measure Attracting Support
Several more “co-sponsors” have signed on to show their support for the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236), which would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before it engages in significant subcontracting. In February, these House members (all Democrats) became co-sponsors o...
News Article | January 31, 2008
Anti-Subcontracting Bill Picking Up ‘Co-Sponsors
The Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236), which would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before it engages in significant subcontracting, has been steadily gaining sponsorship in the House. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) on Nov. 15, and support f...
News Article | January 9, 2008
Union President Asks Locals, States To Seek Support for Subcontracting Legislation
APWU President William Burrus has asked the union’s state and local presidents to encourage APWU members to write to their U.S. representatives and ask them to co-sponsor and support the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236). The bill, introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) on Nov. 15, 2007, woul...
News Article | January 7, 2008
They Love to Hate Us
Postal Points, a mailing industry newsletter, has enjoyed taking potshots at the APWU for quite a while, but the vitriol seems to have increased lately. And in a Dec. 21, 2007, article about the Omnibus Appropriations Bill that passed Congress late last year, the publication also blasted legislators...
News Article | December 26, 2007
House ‘Mail Network Protection Act’ Gains Seven Co-Sponsors Prior to Holiday Break
Seven U.S. representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of H.R. 4236, the Mail Network Protection Act introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA). Introduced in the House on Nov. 15, the bill would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before engaging in significant subcontracting. T...
News Article | December 20, 2007
Spending Bill Includes Rider That Blocks 7 Consolidations
A provision attached to the appropriations bill awaiting President Bush’s signature would indefinitely postpone most of the Postal Service consolidation plans still awaiting implementation. The initial adjustment to the legislation came at the instigation of Rep. Jose Serrano (D-Bronx), who chairs...
News Article | December 19, 2007
APWU Seeks Support for ‘Mail Network Protection Act’
The APWU has written to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives, asking them to co-sponsor and support the Mail Network Protection Act, which would require the Postal Service to bargain with unions before committing to significant subcontracting. The legislation (H.R. 4236) was introduced b...
News Article | December 12, 2007
Rep. Lynch Seeks Support for ‘Mail Network Protection Act’
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) has asked his congressional colleagues to co-sponsor legislation he introduced last month that would require the Postal Service to bargain with unions before engaging in significant subcontracting. Lynch’s Dec. 11, 2007, letter to fellow representatives outlines the impo...