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News Article | June 2, 2014
Staples Execs Get an Earful at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Staples’ board of directors got an earful on June 2, when they attended the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in upscale Palo Alto, CA. Fifty APWU members and supporters – including students from nearby Stanford University – chanted loud enough to be heard throughout the executives’ brief delib...
News Article | June 2, 2014
APWU Condemns GOP Plan to Loot USPS to Save Highway Fund
APWU President Mark Dimondstein issued a statement June 2 condemning a proposal by House Republican leaders to raid the Postal Service treasury to shore up the Highway Trust Fund. “The proposal by House Republican leaders to use Postal Service funds to help replenish the Highway Trust Fund is outrag...
Press Release | June 2, 2014
Postal Workers to Protest at Staples Annual Meeting
Company Challenged on No-bid Sweetheart Deal with US Postal Service as 21 San Francisco Post Office Stations Reduce Hours of Service
News Article | May 30, 2014
AFL-CIO Endorses Staples Boycott
The ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign got a significant boost on May 30, when the AFL-CIO notified the APWU it would support the boycott of the office-supply chain. The labor federation is comprised of 56 unions representing 12.5 million members.
Press Release | May 30, 2014
Postal Workers to Protest at Staples Annual Meeting
Company Challenged on No-bid Sweetheart Deal with US Postal Service as 21 San Francisco Post Office Stations Reduce Hours of Service
Press Release | May 29, 2014
Postal Service Cuts Hours at 21 San Francisco Post Offices
USPS Documents Show Hours Reduced at Post Offices Near Staples Stores; Public Postal Counters Are Shrinking, Not Growing, After Secretive Deal with Retail Giant
News Article | May 29, 2014
How Do You Spell ‘Smart Kid?’
Congratulations to USPS Ft. Myers P&DC Clerk Craft employee and APWU Member Dan Williamson and his wife Kara! Their son Jacob is one of 12 finalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The finals air May 29 at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
News Article | May 28, 2014
Clerk Craft Negotiates New Customer Care Center
A May 28 agreement between the APWU and USPS [PDF] establishes a new Customer Care Center (CCC) in Wichita KS. The new CCC will be located at the Remote Encoding Center (REC) site, which is scheduled to close no later than November 14.
News Article | May 28, 2014
Mail Handlers Make It Official: Don’t Buy Staples
The National Postal Mail Handlers Union continues to demonstrate outstanding support for the Stop Staples campaign, with its National Executive Board voting unanimously to endorse the APWU’s ‘Don’t Buy’ call.
News Article | May 27, 2014
New Hampshire Teachers Union Joins ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Campaign
The New Hampshire chapter of the American Federation of Teachers has joined the movement to Stop Staples, with the Board of Directors voting on May 23 to endorse the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign. The AFT-New Hampshire represents 4,000 teachers, school staff and public employees.
News Article | May 21, 2014
Committee Passes Controversial Issa Bill
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members passed the latest postal bill offered by Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), which would end “door delivery” for 15 million postal customers. The vote, which passed along party lines 18-13, occurred less than 48 hours after it was introduced.
News Article | May 21, 2014
APWU Urges ‘No’ Vote on Issa’s Latest Postal Bill
The APWU is urging House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members to vote ‘no’ on the latest postal bill offered by Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), which would end “door delivery” for 15 million postal customers. The committee is scheduled to consider the bill (H.R. 4670) on May 21, less than...
News Article | May 20, 2014
Dimondstein Discusses Postal Finances on Radio, TV with Ed Schultz
APWU President Mark Dimondstein appeared on The Ed Schultz Radio Show and The Ed Show on MSNBC to will discuss postal finances – and how Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe seems determined to use the ginned-up crisis to justify piecemeal privatization and drastic cuts in service.
News Article | May 20, 2014
MVS Craft Questions & Answers on Filling Residual Vacancies
The APWU and USPS have agreed to a set of Questions & Answers [PDF] regarding the May 15 Step 4 settlement and March 20 agreement on the conversion of Motor Vehicle Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) into residual vacancies.
News Article | May 20, 2014
Dimondstein to Appear on the ‘Ed Show’ This Evening
APWU President Mark Dimondstein will appear this evening on The Ed Show, which airs on MSNBC at 5 p.m. He will discuss postal finances – and how Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe seems determined to use the ginned-up crisis to justify piecemeal privatization and drastic cuts in service.