Greensboro Branch 630 of the National Association of Letter Carriers   

"Actions of working people like ourselves --  to protest this unjust war, with its tragic loss of life, and to protest the destructive direction of our current war economy -- deserve the respect and consideration of all.  I urge you to carry out our Branch #630 initiative with human sympathy and dignity. Our two minute 'moment of silence' from 9:15 until 9:17 AM on May 1st can be a powerful statement of our desire for a just, fair and peaceful world. 
Together we can accomplish anything!" 
            -   Jim Tvelia, Branch #630 President 
                           

Greensboro, North Carolina Letter Carriers vote 2 minutes of silence on May Day to oppose the war:

 

Postal letter carriers in Greensboro voted to observe 2 minutes of silence at 9:15 a.m. on International Workers Day - Thursday, May 1, 2008 - to express their opposition to the war in Iraq. Their workplace action is in solidarity with the ILWU longshore workers, who are shutting down all West Coast ports for 8 hours on May 1st in opposition to the war. The vote took place on April 3 at their regular membership meeting in Greensboro.

The action by Greensboro Branch 630 of the National Association of Letter Carriers is also in solidarity with San Francisco Branch 214 letter carriers and the American Postal Workers Union in the New York Metro Area and San Francisco, who earlier voted to pause for 2 minutes of silence on that day to oppose the war. The APWU locals, whose members work around the clock, plan to observe the period of silence at specific times on all three shifts. 

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