Mail Network Protection Act Steadily Gaining Co-Sponsors
March 14, 2008
As of mid-March, 55 members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of an anti-subcontracting measure supported by the APWU. The Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236), which was introduced in November by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before it engages in significant contracting-out.
APWU President Burrus has identified gaining additional co-sponsors for the bill as a top priority for APWU activists. “It is imperative that union members contact their representatives and let them know that this bill is important to the future of the Postal Service and to postal workers.”
The following representatives have signed on as co-sponsors so far in March: Neil Abercrombie (HI); Jason Altmire (PA); Tammy Baldwin (WI); Bruce Braley (IA); John Conyers (MI); Rosa DeLauro (CT); Brian Higgins (NY); Carol Shea-Porter (NH); Anthony Weiner (NY); Peter Welch (VT); and David Wu (OR).
With the exception of Rep. Christopher Smith, all of the H.R. 4236 co-sponsors are Democrats:
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U.S. Representative |
Locals Represented |
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Arizona |
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Raul Grijalva |
Tucson Area Local |
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Ed Pastor |
Phoenix Metro Area Local |
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California |
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Laura Richardson |
Greater Los Angeles & Long Beach Area Locals |
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Linda T. Sanchez |
Greater Los Angeles & Long Beach Area Locals |
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Hilda Solis |
California Area Local & Greater Los Angeles Area Local |
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Lynn Woolsey |
Redwood Empire Area Local |
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Connecticut |
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Joe Courtney |
Greater Connecticut Area Local |
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Rosa DeLauro |
Greater Connecticut Area Local & Bridgeport Local |
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Florida |
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Alcee Hastings |
Broward County Area Local |
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Georgia |
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Hank Johnson |
Atlanta Metro Area Local |
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David Scott |
Atlanta Metro Area Local |
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Hawaii |
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Neil Abercrombie |
Honolulu Local |
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Mazie Hirono |
Honolulu Local |
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Illinois |
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Jerry Costello |
604-605 Area Local |
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Bobby Rush |
Chicago Local |
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Janice Schakowsky |
Northwest IL Area Local |
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Indiana |
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Joe Donnelly |
Anderson Local |
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Baron Hill |
Bloomington Local |
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Peter Visclosky |
Gary Area Local |
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Iowa |
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Bruce Braley |
Waterloo Local |
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David Loebsack |
Hawkeye Local |
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Maryland |
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Elijah Cummings |
Baltimore Francis ‘Stu’ Filbey Area Local |
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Albert Wynn |
Nation’s Capital/Southern MD Area Local |
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Massachusetts |
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Michael Capuano |
John Tierney |
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William Delahunt |
South Shore Area Local |
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Barney Frank |
Framington MA Local |
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James P. McGovern |
Central MA Area Local |
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Richard Neal |
Springfield MA Area Local |
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John Tierney |
Northeast MA Area Local |
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Michigan |
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John Conyers |
Detroit District Area Local |
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Minnesota |
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Keith Ellison |
Minneapolis Area Local |
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Betty McCollum |
Minneapolis Area Local & St. Paul Local |
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Missouri |
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William Lacy Clay |
St. Louis Gateway District Area Local |
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New Hampshire |
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Paul Hodes |
Manchester Area Local |
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Carol Shea-Porter |
Manchester Area Local |
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New Jersey |
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Albio Sires |
Newark Local |
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Christopher Smith |
Trenton Metro Area Local |
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New Mexico |
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Tom Udall |
Clovis Local |
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New York |
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Michael Arcuri |
Central New York Area Local |
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Yvette Clarke |
Brooklyn Local |
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Joseph Crowley |
New York Metro Area Local |
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Brian Higgins |
Buffalo Local |
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Carolyn McCarthy |
Western Nassau New York Local |
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Anthony Weiner |
New York Metro Area Local |
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North Carolina |
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Heath Shuler |
Asheville Area Local |
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Ohio |
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Dennis Kucinich |
Cleveland Area Local |
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Oregon |
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David Wu |
Portland Area Local |
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Pennsylvania |
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Jason Altmire |
Pittsburgh Metro Area Local |
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Mike Doyle |
Pittsburgh Metro Area Local |
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Tim Holden |
Keystone Area Local |
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Patrick Murphy |
Philadelphia BMC Local and Philadelphia Area Local |
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Texas |
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Al Green |
Houston Area Local |
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Vermont |
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Peter Welch |
White River Junction Area Local |
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Washington |
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Jim McDermott |
Greater Seattle Area Local |
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Wisconsin |
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Tammy Baldwin |
Madison WI Area Local |