Stand with postal workers – don’t shop Staples
AFSCME members are no strangers to the threat of privatization, which puts public services in the hands of for-profit corporations, often replacing good jobs with low-paying jobs with few benefits.
That’s why AFSCME members are urged to stand with U.S. Postal Service employees and boycott Staples, which is taking over some USPS work as part of a deal that could jeopardize the integrity of the mail service and put your local post office at risk.
The Staples deal will replace full-service U.S. Post Offices with knock-off post offices in Staples stores that are not staffed with U.S. Postal Service employees. While Postal Service employees make good wages that allow them to support their families, the average full-time Staples employee makes only $18,000 a year.
Postal Service employees, unlike those at Staples, are also highly trained and sworn to safeguard your mail
At the 41st International Convention earlier this month, AFSCME delegates voted to put the union’s full support behind the American Postal Workers Union’s Don’t Buy Staples campaign. AFSCME members also participated in a protest in downtown Chicago calling on the Postal Service to end its partnership with Staples.
You can show your support for postal workers by boycotting Staples, patronizing your local post office and visiting the APWU’s Stop Staples website to sign an online petition telling Staples the U.S. mail is not for sale!