BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18772252 SEQUENCE:18894233 CREATED:20150512T234400Z DESCRIPTION:Featured News\n\nAPWU WEB NEWS ARTICLE 095-2015\n100 Events Scheduled!\nAPWU Members Fired Up for National Day of Action, May 14\n05/08/2015 - APWU members across the country are fired up for the National Day of Action on May 14, just one week before the Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire.\n\nMore than 100 locals scheduled events at postal facilities in 85 cities across 33 states and Puerto Rico, organized around the theme, “I Stand with Postal Workers.” Actions range from rallies to press conferences to getting postcards signed outside post offices.\nClick here to find an event near you.\n\nTo help spread the word, APWU created a Facebook National Day of Action event. Click here to invite friends, family and colleagues. Be sure to use the hashtag #0514Action when posting!\nRead more about APWU Members Fired Up for National Day of Action, May 14\nAPWU WEB NEWS ARTICLE 098-2015\n\nAlthough the Postal Service sings the blues in press releases and media reports about a “fiscal hole, $90 billion deep,” there were increases in shipping and packaging volume – up 14.4 percent – compared to the same time last year.\n\nThe “hole” that USPS refers to only exists on paper. Thanks to a 2006 mandate by a lame-duck Congress, the Postal Service is required to pre-fund retiree health benefits 75 years into the future, something no other public entity or private firm is required to do.\n\n- See more at: http://www.apwu.org./news/web-news-article/usps-second-quarter-operating-profit-totals-313-million#sthash.sS4XxaRb.dpuf\n\nSan Francisco\nLocation: Fox Plaza\nAddress: 1390 Market Street\nTime: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.\nContact: Geoffray Dumaguit; gdumaguit@apwusf.org\n\n100 Events Scheduled!\n\nAPWU Members Fired Up for National Day of Action, May 14\n\nWeb News Article #: 095-2015\n05/08/2015 - APWU members across the country are fired up for the National Day of Action on May 14, just one week before the Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire. \n\nMore than 100 locals scheduled events at postal facilities in 85 cities across 33 states and Puerto Rico, organized around the theme, “I Stand with Postal Workers.” Actions range from rallies to press conferences to getting postcards signed outside post offices.\n\nClick here to find an event near you.\n\nTo help spread the word, APWU created a Facebook National Day of Action event. Click here to invite friends, family and colleagues. Be sure to use the hashtag #0514Action when posting!\n\n “We are asking locals to reach out to APWU members, our sister postal unions, and other allies to stand with us at post offices on May 14 as we demonstrate support for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract!” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.\n\n"The next day, we will begin the final push of intense negotiations – around the clock, if necessary – so it’s important that we have a strong showing," he added. "We can only win a good contract if APWU members and our families, friends and allies are actively engaged. So let’s build momentum!"\n\nClick here for a flyer suitable for distribution to allies, friends, neighbors and other potential supporters.\n\nIt’s not too late to plan an action in your city or town! Click here for a flyer you can customize to announce the details of your event. \n- See more at: http://www.apwu.org./news/web-news-article/apwu-members-fired-national-day-action-may-14#sthash.oZl9uGon.dpuf\n\n\nAPWU President Mark Dimondstein gets a postcard signed \noutside a post office in Washington, DC. Click here for more.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/05/12/18772252.php SUMMARY:i Stand with Postal Workers - Defend Our Post Offices @ Fox Plaza Nationwide Protests LOCATION:Location: Fox Plaza\nAddress: 1390 Market Street\nTime: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/05/12/18772252.php DTSTART:20150514T180000Z DTEND:20150514T200000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR