Monday, June 25, 2012

Postal Service Activists Begin Hunger Strike To Protest Closures And Layoffs Caused By Congress

Postal Service Activists Begin Hunger Strike To Protest Closures And Layoffs Caused By Congress: Ten current and former employees of the United States Postal Service (USPS) today launched a multi-day hunger strike to protest branch closures and layoffs that are supposedly meant to address the service’s shortfalls. At the center of the protest is a law passed by Congress that is responsible for the Postal Service’s ongoing budget problems. [...]/p