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Sparkplug Bill's Last RunMonday, April 30, 2012
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Gone Postal: A work in progressSaturday, April 14, 2012Filmmakers launch documentary film trailer for Gone Postal in anticipation of Occupy the Post Office events scheduled across the nation on April 17th.With the US Postal Service caught in the national spotlight, now more than ever, Americans deserve the truth behind the headlines. The documentary Gone Postal will uncover what brought America’s most trusted institution to its knees. The film is the result of a 4 year, cross-country investigation. It explores a workplace rife with fear and mistrust, from the voices of the men and women on the front lines, battling a management that rewards fraud, retaliation, and abuse at the highest levels. Filmmaker Jay Galione was inspired to take a deeper look at the United States Postal Service by his father’s experiences as a career Postal Clerk and Union Shop Steward who was targeted for standing up for the rights of his fellow workers. Collaborator Sheila Dvorak draws upon her dedication to grassroots activism to rally communities around this indispensable public service, and the dedicated American workers who deliver for us all each day.
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They're trying to privatize the post officeFriday, March 30, 2012
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Wait a minute, Mr. Postman, please save our Post OfficeFriday, March 16, 2012The Post Office in Ramsay, Michigan, is on the closing list, and some local musicians are singing to save the post office. Their Youtube posting adds a few details: "What makes us different is that we DO NOT HAVE HOME DELIVERY! That's right, our Post Office is not a luxury, but a necessity! The talk is if they close us, we will have to either go over two cities away to get our mail everyday, OR they will install 'Cluster Boxes' in several places in our city. This means they will have to deliver mail to those cluster boxes as well as the installation cost, which I can almost guarantee will cost more than having the Post Boxes in the Post Office that we already have. Yes, our town is small, but we are going to be significantly burdened, especially the elderly, with a closing of our Post Office. As Congress is reviewing the "death list" of hundreds of Post Offices across America, we are just asking them, to take us off the list. I'm thinking it will cost less to leave us alone than it would to shut us down! Bill, who is seen in this video, has lived here ALL his life. Bill is 93 years old. Bill speaks for ALL of us when he says, "Please keep our Ramsay, MI Post Office open!" Thank you, and feel free to share with anyone who may have some decision making power in this critical situation. If you'd like to help, please contact Senator Levin's office at: Tara_Andringa@levin.senate.gov. Thank You!!"
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Senator Bernie Sanders: Modernize the Postal ServiceTuesday, January 31, 2012
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Portland Letter Carrier RallySunday, January 8, 2012On January 8th 2012 - hundreds of Postal employees and concerned citizens rallied and marched through the streets of downtown Portland Oregon to Save America's Postal Service and defeat HR2309 and Senate Bill 1789
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The Latest News on Post Office Closings
What you can do when you learn your post office may close.
