By The American Postal Workers Union
– Thursday, May 14 – Attend an Event at a Post Office Near You – ‘I Stand With Postal Workers!’
– The contract between the American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service expires on
May 20, and as the deadline approaches, postal workers have an important message:
The U.S. Postal Service is under attack. Our national treasure is in the grips of a manufactured
financial crisis that is being used to justify an all-out assault on postal workers, on service to the
American people, and on the Postal Service as a great public institution.
There are two competing visions for the future of the U.S. Postal Service:
Top-level postal bosses are using the ginned-up financial crisis to justify their vision: Cut
service, privatize operations, and convert living-wage, union jobs into low-wage, non-union
jobs. And many in Congress and on Wall Street are eager to dismantle the Postal Service so they
can turn over the profitable pieces to their cronies in private industry.
The members of the APWU envision a vibrant, public Postal Service that expands hours; offers
new services, such as postal banking, and gives quality service to people across the country – no
matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they have.
Our vision is reflected in the demands we have brought to the bargaining table. In addition to
proposals that would protect good, stable jobs, postal workers are demanding extended hours at
post offices to shorten customers’ wait time in line, an end to the closure of mail sorting centers,
restoration of prompt mail delivery, and the addition of postal banking.
As negotiations draw to a close, postal workers need a strong demonstration of support.
• May 14 – Attend an event at a post office
near you. For locations and other info, visit
www.apwu.org/national-day-action-may-14.
• Sign a postcard to Postmaster General
Megan Brennan at www.apwu-pledge.org.
• Spread the word! For updated information about
postal workers’ fight, visit www.apwunccc.org.
Philadelphia Rally Locations:
Philadelphia
Location: Philly NDC
Address: 1900 Byberry Road (Corner of Byberry and Evans Truck Yard)
Time: 6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Contacts: Vince Tarducci; phillybmc7048@aol.com; (267) 994-3235
Joe Quinlan; JTQ7048@hotmail.com; (484) 336-7570
Philadelphia
Location: Bustleton US Post Office
Address: 9925 Bustleton Avenue
Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Contacts: Vince Tarducci; phillybmc7048@aol.com; (267) 994-3235
Joe Quinlan; JTQ7048@hotmail.com; (484) 336-7570
Philadelphia
Location: USPS Main Office Delivery
Address: 3000 Chestnut Street
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Contact: Nick Casselli at (610) 522-4520
St. Mary’s
Location: St. Mary’s Post Office
Address: 201 Chestnut Street
Time: all day
Contact: Ginny Wilson; (814) 834-3116; gwilson@yahoo.com
– See more at: http://www.apwu.org/national-day-action-may-14#PA
