Vol.62/No.23 June 15, 1998
Postal workers say `No' to nonunion outsourcing
The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) coordinated
nationwide protests May 27 against the U.S. Postal Service,
which is trying to contract out priority mail to Emery
Worldwide Airlines, a nonunion outfit. In Boston more than
500 unionists from all over the region turned out. The
Boston-area APWU local made T-shirts printed with the
demand: "Fair Pricing and Service, Not Wall St. Profits" and
handed them out to participants. "If they take this what's
next?" asked Arlene Corriveau, president of the APWU local
in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. APWU members said they will
"be out here many more times" to fight for their union.
Protesters in Philadelphia (shown above) rallied at the main
post office.
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