FL union members rally in Seminole to demand justice for Alex Pretti

Seminole, FL – On the morning of January 29, around 20 union members and community supporters rallied outside of Representative Anna Paulina Luna’s office in Seminole, Florida. The Florida AFL-CIO organized the event to demand justice and accountability for Alex Pretti, a Veterans Administration nurse and American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) union member who was murdered by Border Patrol in Minneapolis.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/fl-union-members-rally-in-seminole-to-demand-justice-for-alex-pretti

‘The US Mail is Not For Sale’: Threat to USPS is Real Postal Workers Warn
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#APWU #postalworkers vs #privatization
#wellsFargo

‘The US Mail is Not For Sale’: Threat to USPS is Real Postal Workers Warn — Work-Bites

By Joe Maniscalco Despite putting out an “Equity Research” paper earlier this year highlighting “The Required First Steps” to privatizing the U.S. Postal Service—multinational financial services giant Wells Fargo told Work-Bites this week it isn’t actually advocating selling off the U.S. Mail. Pos

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@FallsMom

Yes, here too.

At the po i worked at (for 8yrs), i had 2 coworkers commit suicide and 2 more die of cancer, out of 50 staff. Every single clerk had been forced to repay thousands of dollars of financial losses we were blamed for (I'm very certain the ancient buggy software was at fault at least some times- but very hard to prove).

They almost killed me several times, too (denying my approved accommodations such as a break to take insulin etc), harassed, etc.
#APWU #UnionYes

Postal Workers Throng to 500 Rallies to Save the Postal Service

From big cities to small towns, postal workers organized hundreds of rallies across the country in the past week to defend a beloved public service—and the nation’s largest union employer—against privatization and DOGE attack. “Whose Postal Service?” workers chanted in New York: “The people’s Postal Service.” “U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale” was the rallying cry March 20 at 250 rallies organized by the Postal Workers (APWU). “Fight Like Hell” was the theme March 23 for another 210 rallies led by the Letter Carriers (NALC). A hundred people came out to the NALC rally in St.

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Postal Workers Throng to 500 Rallies to Save the Postal Service

From big cities to small towns, postal workers organized hundreds of rallies across the country in the past week to defend a beloved public service—and the nation’s largest union employer—against privatization and DOGE attack. “Whose Postal Service?” workers chanted in New York: “The people’s Postal Service.” “U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale” was the rallying cry March 20 at 250 rallies organized by the Postal Workers (APWU). “Fight Like Hell” was the theme March 23 for another 210 rallies led by the Letter Carriers (NALC). A hundred people came out to the NALC rally in St.

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Wells Fargo Is Plotting to Privatize the Post Office

A newly released memo from the banking giant Wells Fargo outlines a predatory scheme to dismantle the USPS: sell off profitable parts, slash union jobs, and raise prices by up to 140 percent.

David Roberts (@volts.wtf)

DHS just tore up a settled, signed union contract with TSA employees, which is straightforwardly, unambiguously illegal. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/03/07/dhs-ends-collective-bargaining-tsas-transportation-security-officers-enhancing

Bluesky Social

#US: #Unions say privatizing postal services in Europe have led to reduced services, increased prices, job losses, and cut off rural communities

https://uniglobalunion.org/news/unions-resist-trumps-threats-to-privatize-u-s-postal-service/

#union #UnitedStates #privatization #neoliberalism #Trump #USPS #APWU #NALC #corruption #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

Unions resist Trump’s threats to privatize U.S. Postal Service

UNI Global Union’s U.S. affiliates in the postal sector are fighting back after President Trump recently reiterated his desire to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. “Make no mistake, the postal service is under attack,” warned Mark Dimondstein, President of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). “This isn’t

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