APWU Response to Staples Announcement That They Are Shutting Down Pilot Project with USPS

[Omaha Steve]

Statement by Mark Dimondstein President, American Postal Workers Union on Staples Announcement on ‘Pilot Program’ Performing USPS Work


“This attempt at trickery shows that the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ movement is having an effect”


A Staples announcement on July 14 indicating that the company is terminating its no-bid deal with the U.S. Postal Service and replacing it with an “approved shipper” program is a ruse. Staples and the USPS are changing the name of the program, without addressing the fundamental concerns of postal workers and postal customers.


The Staples announcement and a letter from the USPS dated July 7 make it clear: they intend to continue to privatize postal retail operations, replace living-wage Postal Service jobs with low-wage Staples jobs, and compromise the safety and security of the mail.


The people of this country have a right to postal services provided by highly trained, uniformed USPS employees who are sworn to safeguard the mail.


This attempt at trickery shows that the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ movement is having an effect. We intend to keep up the pressure until Staples gets out of the mail business. The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale.

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[nykym]

1. Privitization

always will bite the consumer in the ass!

[freshwest]

2. Oh, no. I thought this was going to be good news. Other than the union rights and universal service,

that this one phrase must be emphasized:

...compromise the safety and security of the mail...

Charles Koch and the Libertarians have claimed the USPS has been spying on people, but just think what could happen without postal regulator to keep tabs on those who would take advantage of the private information in the mail.

Plus their followers (many unwittingly) believe the USPS food drives and wellness checks are used to keep track of people to grab them for FEMA camps.

So they gather all sides of the political spectrum against the USPS for the Koch.

They demand the USPS be privatized along with everything else that unites and makes this country work.

Good job keeping on Staples by the USPS union.

[flt rsk]

3. Haven bought

anything there since the cashier told me how she kept her mother’s handicapped parking placard in just in case other parking was too far away. YES, I did report it to parking enforcement.


Isn’t Staples owned by Bane—Romney?

[groundloop]

4. IIRC Bane provided startup funding for Staples

I don't believe they have any involvement now.

[progressoid]

5. Screw Staples