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As U.S. Sen. Tina Smith met with postal workers, letter carriers and reporters outside the sprawling mail distribution center in Eagan today, a pickup truck exiting the facility slowed to a stop near the crowd. The driver lowered her window and barked out a brief message for Smith before speeding away. “Thank you, senator!” she […]
Union solidarity is taking the wind out of Trump’s push to privatize the USPS.
Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest one-day food drive, and it’s powered by union members.
On Aug. 2 Gary Fitch, a retired letter carrier from St. Paul, will begin a long walk that he hopes will be a big step toward ending hunger in Minnesota. Fitch, 62, will walk from International Falls to the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, arriving on Labor Day. The 300-mile journey, dubbed the Minnesota Miracle, […]
Union Letter Carriers delivered for food shelves and families in need across the Twin Cities Metro Area May 10, collecting over 1 million pounds of food donated by people along their mail routes. The National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation’s largest one-day food drive, which celebrated its […]
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