POSTAL HEADQUARTERS RALLY TO DEMAND A POSTMASTER GENERAL WHO SUPPORTS THE PUBLIC POSTAL SERVICE
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ational President Paul Hogrogian and National Secretary-Treasurer Michael Hora along with members of the National Office Contract Staff joined the APWU at USPS Headquarters to demand the USPS hire a Postmaster General that supports the public Postal Service. Well over one hundred activists showed up to show support and assist in the delivery of a petition signed by over 400,000 people demanding the preservation of the public postal service. Several labor leaders spoke at the rally held at USPS Headquarters. National President Paul Hogrogian speaking through a megaphone demanded “we call on the Board of Governors to do the right thing”. Also, in attendance and speaking at the rally was AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and APWU President Mark Dimondstein. Before the rally was over AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and APWU President Mark Dimondstein walked the box of signatures into USPS Headquarters and delivered them to the Board of Governors. The rally ended with echoes of “The US Mail is not For Sale”.
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