The Post Office Department and Jim Crow
December 31, 2005
Although slavery had been outlawed, there were virtually no laws or regulations after the Civil War that provided African-Americans with protection against racial discrimination on the job, unless they worked for the federal government.In 1883, as...
Florida Mail-Haul Workers Join APWU
December 19, 2005
Workers at Finkle Transportation’s Florida outlets voted 32-1 to join the APWU in a vote that was tallied Dec. 16 by the National Labor Relations Board. The private mail-hauling firm, which is based in New Jersey, employs 51 drivers and mechanics at...
Consolidation of USPS Network Begins
November 21, 2005
2005-2006 Organizing Campaign: 'It's All About You!'
November 9, 2005
With a mailing to non-members and the distribution of the first in a series of flyers, the “It’s All About You!” organizing campaign has officially begun.
“The mailing to non-members that announced the September cost-of-living raise has generated...
Postal Landscape Includes Art of the New Deal
October 31, 2005
If the facility you work in was built during the Great Depression, chances are that its public lobby features a unique work of art. Though many post offices have undergone repeated renovations, most of the art has been preserved. Today, about 1,000...