By The American Postal Workers Union Students organized coordinated actions in nine cities to send a message to the office-supply chain: The U.S. Mail is NOT for Sale. – On the heels of their endorsement of the Stop Staples campaign…
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Daniel Grace on defeating the soda tax
By Jane M. Von Bergen – Sitting in an office at the Pepsi Cola bottling plant in Northeast Philadelphia, union leader Daniel Grace, 57, pulled out his cheat sheet, statistics scribbled on the back of a pink telephone message pad….
PHL workers swap strike for vigil after Brussels attack
By Justine McDaniel – Workers at Philadelphia International Airport postponed a planned strike Tuesday and instead arranged to hold a vigil Wednesday in honor of those killed in terrorist attacks in the Brussels airport and subway. At least 30 were…
Staples Rings NASDAQ Bell, Protesters ‘Ruin Their Day’
From the American Postal Workers Union A security officer asks O’Neill not to ruin Staples’ day. Stop Staples activists “ruined Staples’ day” on March 15, protesting in front of the NASDAQ building in Times Square, while Staples executives gathered to ring…
Phila. schools launch effort to fill 800 teaching positions
By Martha Woodall – To try to make sure there’s a teacher in every classroom in every Philadelphia public school in the fall, the School District has launched an ambitious new early-hiring strategy. The goal is to ensure that principals…
