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Berkeley Post Office Defenders General Assembly.

Date:
Monday, December 16, 2013
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Event Type:
Other
Organizer/Author:
Dave Welsh
Email:
Location Details:
Downtown Berkeley Post Office (inside if really cold) 2000 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA

save-post-office-banner2.jpgThe Postal Service has put the Berkeley Post Office up for sale!!

The Postal Service has started to outsource Post Office services to Staples, replacing union jobs with low-paying, low benefit work.

Five weeks ago the Planning Commission passed on to the Berkeley City a proposed Zoning Ordinance that would make the Post Office property less desirable to potential purchasers of the capitalist variety. We are still waiting for action on this from the City Council.

The Postal Service has announced that they are contracting with Staples to provide Post Office window services inside Staples stores, using Staples employees instead of Post Office employees. There is already a pseudo Post Office operating inside the Berkeley Staples store (Shattuck & Durant)

Come and help plan our next actions in defense of our Post Office and against privatization and non living-wage jobs. We want to send a message to CBRE, the Post Office, Staples and Berkeley politicians that the sale will not be tolerated!

We will likely be planning an action at the Berkeley Staples for Saturday, Dec 21st. Come help up!

Check out the video of Peter Byrne's talk at our latest Save the Post Office Rally!

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