Local union leaders are winning allies for the union’s campaign against a pilot program that placed postal retail centers in more than 80 Staples stores, reports Northeast Region Coordinator John Dirzius. Jim Bertolone, President of the Rochester Area Local, and Mike Dennehy, Vice President of the Greater CT Area Local, asked their state AFL-CIO federations […]
Chuck Zlatkin delivers a letter of protest to the manager of a New York City Staples store. Photo: Bernadette Evangelist 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 […]
Local, state and retiree chapter presidents across the country are preparing to send delegations to Staples stores in their communities to protest the establishment of postal retail units staffed by low-wage, non-union, non-postal employees. The delegations will present letters of protest to store managers by Jan. 18. “I urge APWU members to participate,” said President […]
USPS Sends Jobs, Work to Staples When Staples agreed to put USPS retail units in its stores, the office-supply chain may have gotten more than it bargained for. Click here for a list [PDF] of pilot locations for placing postal retail units in Staples stores. Click here to find Staples locations near you. (01/01/14) In […]
On Nov. 10, in a deal that has been in the works at least since March, the USPS announced it was launching a pilot program to put postal retail units in Staples stores across the country. Some sites opened quietly in October and others have opened in the last two weeks, including some where ribbon-cutting […]