Alexandra Bradbury

1 week ago | labornotes.org | Alexandra Bradbury

The Seattle-area labor movement is rallying in defense of immigrant members seized by the Trump regime. Forklift driver Maximo Londonio and his family were on their way home from vacation in the Philippines—where he and his wife had celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary—when he was pulled aside at the airport, held there for days, then taken to a for-profit jail. Londonio has a green card; he moved here from the Philippines when he was just a kid.

2 months ago | portside.org | Alexandra Bradbury

Postal Workers Throng to 500 Rallies To Save the Postal Service Published March 31, 2025 From big cities to small towns, postal workers organized hundreds of rallies across the country in the past week to defend a beloved public service—and the nation’s largest union employer—against privatization and DOGE attack.

2 months ago | truthout.org | Alexandra Bradbury

From big cities to small towns, postal workers organized hundreds of rallies across the country in the past week to defend a beloved public service — and the nation’s largest union employer — against privatization and DOGE attack. “Whose Postal Service?” workers chanted in New York: “The people’s Postal Service.”“U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale” was the rallying cry March 20 at 250 rallies organized by the Postal Workers (APWU).

2 months ago | labornotes.org | Alexandra Bradbury

From big cities to small towns, postal workers organized hundreds of rallies across the country in the past week to defend a beloved public service—and the nation’s largest union employer—against privatization and DOGE attack. “Whose Postal Service?” workers chanted in New York: “The people’s Postal Service.”“U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale” was the rallying cry March 20 at 250 rallies organized by the Postal Workers (APWU).

Mar 8, 2025 | truthout.org | Alexandra Bradbury

Is the nation’s biggest union workforce, at the Postal Service, President Trump’s next target? The Washington Post broke the news February 20 that Trump was on the verge of issuing an executive order to dissolve the independent leadership of USPS and move it into the executive branch under the Department of Commerce, now led by enthusiastic privatizer Howard Lutnick, a Wall Street banker. Trump confirmed the next day that he was “looking at” this option. The other shoe hasn’t dropped yet.