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The APWU’s New York Metro Area Local sent delegations to three Staples stores on Jan. 8 and 9 to deliver letters protesting the establishment of postal retail units staffed by low-wage, non-union, non-postal workers.
“It felt good to take action,” said Chuck Zlatkin, the local’s Legislative and Political Director. “You see the Staples sign and you want to do something. This was easy — it was fun,” he said.
“The Staples managers all had a similar reaction,” Zlatkin reported. “At first they gave us that ‘deer in the headlights’ look. But they said they would pass our letters of protest on to their headquarters.”
Six members of the local who work at the USPS New Jersey Network Distribution Center (NDC) visited a Staples store in Jersey City on Jan. 8; five members who work in Manhattan walked a few blocks to a Staples store near their worksite on Jan. 9, and four members who work in the Bronx visited a Staples store in the city’s northern borough, Zlatkin reported.
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The Manhattan crew was trailed by reporters for the Chief, a New York newspaper geared toward government employees, and Labor Press, a local organization that reporters on workers’ issues.
APWU President Mark Dimondstein has asked local and state presidents and retiree chapter leaders to organize delegations to visit Staples stores by Jan. 18 to put Staples on notice that we are about to embark on a serious campaign to win these jobs for postal employees.
After the visits with store managers, the APWU will organize a day of action at Staples stores around the country as well as sustained actions at a number of stores where postal retail units have opened.
Has your local organized a delegation to visit a Staples store?
http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2014/14-002-staples-nyvisits-140109.htm
enufisenuf,How many Union meetings were you in attendance? How many years have you stood by and watched management crossing craft? How many times have you worked overtime and think this is the way to go? How many times have you attended a convention just to learn what goes on and how to disseminate that information to members less informed, on your own “DIME”? How often have you participated with sideliners in conversation about another brother or sister and demean them even without their knowledge? How many times have you assisted your shop stewards in the performance of their duties with information of APWU Collective Bargaining Agreements being violated? Ca. APWU rocks North, South, and Central areas, what say you about how you help your area in eradicating irregularities on sight of such? Just asking: If you aren’t a part of the solution, the problem is your place of residence. Meet your brothers and sisters at the contract and support your upbringing and dignity at the meeting.
Union lemmings will only protest if someone pays their salary and per diem for the day…that’s the way it is. Diamondstein led the charge to organize the private sector…now APWU defends the rights of drivers who took work away from the motor vehicle craft. This is all a photo op…Staples doesn’t need USPS and couldn’t give a crap about union delegations. Of course, there will be the celebratory speeches and claims of victory when Staples pulls out however, in the long run, did Diamondstein get additional jobs? No. Nothing will have been accomplished other than Diamondstein’s speeches.
Protest all you want. So Staples decides to walk away and say no to USPS…what did you accomplish? More jobs? Like USPS is going to create more window jobs cause Staples won’t open USPS kiosks inside their stores? Keep dreaming lemmings. APWU will trumpet this as a win when Staples walks but, what did you win? Really?