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News Article | June 27, 2014
House Committee Votes to Keep Saturday Mail Delivery
The House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to a funding bill on June 25 that would prevent the Postal Service from eliminating Saturday mail delivery. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) and Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA), received bipartisan support and easily passed a vote by...
News Article | June 23, 2014
Exposed: The Video the PMG Doesn’t Want You to See
APWU President Mark Dimondstein takes on the PMG’s claims in a new video that every postal worker should see. Closed Captioned
News Article | June 23, 2014
22nd Biennial APWU National Convention Resolutions Now Posted
Resolutions that will be considered by delegates to the APWU 22nd Biennial National Convention are now posted online at www.apwu.org. Delegates will debate and vote on the proposals that will guide the union’s work over the next two years. The resolutions address labor-management issues, workers’ so...
News Article | June 20, 2014
For Students to Win, Teachers Don’t Have to Lose
“On Tuesday morning, teachers across California got up, went to their schools and dedicated their day to helping students learn and grow. “While teachers led their classrooms, a judge in a Los Angeles courtroom said that for students to win, teachers have to lose.”
News Article | June 19, 2014
California Teachers Association and Washington DC, Indiana, Sacramento Labor Councils Sign On
The California Teachers Association and several other labor organizations have joined the Stop Staples campaign.
News Article | June 18, 2014
APWU Opens ‘Stop Staples’ Front in Pittsburgh
The APWU opened another front in the campaign to Stop Staples with a protest in Pittsburgh on June 17. The city is one of four tests sites for the program that established postal counters in more than 82 of the company’s office-supply stores – staffed with Staples employees rather than U.S. Postal S...
News Article | June 16, 2014
PMG Endorses Highway Budget Scam
The Postmaster General’s latest act of treachery is so outrageous it’s hard to believe. Last week, he endorsed a budget scam that would eliminate Saturday mail delivery and hand over the alleged “savings” to the Highway Trust Fund.
Press Release | June 13, 2014
Postal Workers to Protest Outside Local Staples Store on Tues. – Pittsburgh is 1 of 4 Test Markets for Moving Mail from Post Offices to Staples Stores
Pressure Mounts on Struggling Company to Abandon Operating Postal Counters as “Don’t Buy” from Staples Campaign Wins Endorsement from Teachers, AFL-CIO
News Article | June 13, 2014
SEIU 32BJ, San Francisco Labor Council Join ‘Stop Staples’ Movement
SEIU 32BJ, representing 145,000 union members in 11 states and the District of Columbia, is boycotting all Staples retail stores in the U.S., Staples.com and Staples Advantage, as well as all Staples branded proprietary products. ALSO: San Francisco Labor Council has also joined the ‘Don’t Buy Stapl...
News Article | June 13, 2014
Potential Participants in Class-Action Settlement Should Exercise Caution, APWU Warns
APWU members who are potential participants in the settlement of a class-action discrimination case against the Postal Service must make a decision by June 19, but they should exercise caution in doing so, warns Human Relations Director Sue Carney.
News Article | June 12, 2014
New Hampshire State Employees’ Association, National Nurses United Endorse ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Campaign
As APWU members spread the word about the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign to other labor organizations and friends, the result of their hard work is paying off. Two additional organizations have joined the movement against the privatization of USPS retail services since yesterday.
News Article | June 11, 2014
National Education Association, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Join ‘Stop Staples’ Movement
The Stop Staples movement is continuing to gain momentum, with several important organizations showing support for the cause.
News Article | June 6, 2014
GOP Calls for Repeal of Affordable Care Act Are Fading Fast
In a sign that the harshest opposition to the Affordable Care Act may be softening, GOP candidates across the country are dropping calls to repeal the health care reform law and are instead spending this year’s election season talking about trying to “fix” it. Republican leaders in Washington who ar...
News Article | June 6, 2014
e-Team Report, June 6, 2014
The Federal Highway Trust Fund, which provides for construction and maintenance of the nation’s roads, rail lines, and bridges, is expected to run out of money this summer. Should the fund run dry, important work on the nation’s transportation infrastructure would come to a halt.
News Article | June 5, 2014
The USPS is Not a Piggy Bank!
In a “Dear Colleagues” letter dated June 3, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) urged his fellow members of the House of Representatives to oppose a proposal to use Postal Service funds to help replenish the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) by ending Saturday mail delivery.