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Ironing the Banner: Postal Activists Discuss Two-Tier Contracts & Prepare for RNC/DNC

Submitted by Squaring Off on Sun, 08/26/2012 - 04:27
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New York, August 21== At a working meeting of Community Labor United for Postal Jobs and Services, John Dennie and Frank Couget discuss the APWU contract and the trend for two-tier contracts for unions in general.

Protesters Rally in Scappose to Prevent Post Office Shut Down

Submitted by Jenka on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 16:45

program:  Evening News program date:  Mon, 12/19/2011 Short Description:  Protesters Rally in Scappose to Prevent Post Office Shut Down The battle to keep Oregon’s rural post offices open continued today with a rally in Scappoose. Although Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley on Friday claimed credit for saving twenty of Oregon’s post offices from closure, twenty one more are still scheduled to be shut down by the end of the year.   3:43 minutes (5.09 MB)

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Group Canvasses North Portland to Save US Postal Service

Submitted by Jenka on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 16:23

program:  Evening News program date:  Tue, 12/20/2011 Short Description:  Group Canvasses North Portland to Save US Postal Service This week is the busiest week of the year for the US Postal Service. Despite all the business, the postal service is on the verge of bankruptcy because of a pre-funding mandate imposed by a lame-duck Congress in 2006.  Here in Portland, a door-to-door canvassing group called Working America is taking up the cause of saving America's postal service.  KBOO's Jamie Partridge has more on this story. 3:57 minutes (5.43 MB)