Monday, June 25, 2012

Postal workers

  • WASHINGTON -- A group of U.S. Postal Service employees and supporters launched a hunger strike Monday on Capitol Hill, urging action from lawmakers in order to save an agency they said was imperiled by Congress itself.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some U.S. Postal Service workers in Washington, D.C., launched a four-day hunger strike on Monday to urge that massive upfront retirement program payments be dropped as a way to bolster the cash-strapped mail agency.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • WASHINGTON -- Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich has thrown himself into a latest cause: Support of hunger striking postal employees who oppose cuts to the Postal Service.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • (Newser) – Postal workers, activists, and even Dennis Kucinich took to Capitol Hill today to announce a four-day hunger strike on behalf of the beleaguered US Postal Service.
  • (Newser)
  • Letter-writing and phone calls haven't worked; conventional lobbying hasn't worked. So, starting this morning, 10 active and retired U.S.
  • (Federal Times)
  • Congress is starving the United States Postal Service to death, postal workers, retirees and patrons say.
  • (Daily Caller)
  • The hunger strike participants are affiliated with the American Postal Workers Union and have told other media outlets that the typical marches and other demonstrations they've had in the past aren't working.
  • (Columbian)
  • Postal workers will hold an informational rally from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday in front of the U.S. Post Office at 2700 Caples Ave., Vancouver.
  • (Columbian)
  • Todays programming highlights Continuing coverage: Tropical Storm Debby tracker 10:00 am ET - Postal workers announce hunger strike - The struggling U.S.
  • (CNN (blog))
  • No one disputes the fact that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is facing a dire financial crisis. However, identifying the cause has been a subject of controversy.
  • (The Epoch Times)

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