(Reuters) – Hundreds of postal workers from around the country protested outside a Staples store in downtown Chicago on Tuesday over a program that allows postal services to be sold at more than 80 Staples retail outlets. Postal workers have complained about the program for months, saying the “mini-post offices” staffed by non-union workers will […]
May 27, 2014 – 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. AFT-New Hampshire leaders said they had taken […]
APWU members and supporters ramped up the fight to Stop Staples and its bid to open postal counters in 1,500 stores nationwide at events across the country on April 24, a National Day of Action. Protests were held in 56 locations in 27 states. Video Highlights: ‘Stop Staples’ National Day of Action
APWU members and supporters ramped up the fight to Stop Staples and its bid to open postal counters in 1,500 stores nationwide at events across the country on April 24, a National Day of Action. Protests were held in 56 locations in 27 states. In Washington, DC more than 200 people marched through the streets […]
Message to Staples: The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale WASHINGTON – Thousands of members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and community activists will engage in National Day of Action on Thursday, April 24, to protest the Postal Service’s sweetheart deal with Staples that is moving mail service into Staples stores. Events will […]
That’s not ‘easy,’ at least not for unions A new partnership between the U.S. Postal Service and corporate giant Staples could be detrimental to union workers. Ed Schultz and Mark Dimondstein discuss the impact.
Hundreds of APWU members, joined by labor and community activists, visited a Staples store in Elmwood Park, IL on April 5 to protest a deal between the U.S. Postal Service and Staples that set up postal “counters” staffed by low-wage Staples employees rather than U.S. Postal Service workers. A three-minute APWU video highlights the union’s […]
How APWU Activists Are Building a Movement StopStaples.Com #StopStaples Dozens of locals, state organizations and retiree chapters are preparing for the April 24 National Day of Action to protest the Postal Service’s sweetheart deal with Staples, which puts “postal” counters in the office supply stores — and staffs them with low-wage Staples employees. But APWU […]
APWU local leaders are hard at work organizing protests for the APWU’s National Day of Action on April 24 at Staples Stores around the country. Union members and supporters will oppose a sweetheart deal between the office-supply retail chain and the Postal Service. Click here for a list of locations [PDF] where protests are currently […]