Labor History Milestones
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
A letter carrier delivers a live baby, which became outlawed in 1916 when post office management set a weight limit on packages and barred the...
Labor History Milestones
St. Paul public school students join teachers on the picket line.
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Let's take a Look Back at Labor History milestones that took place in...
With Help from Women’s Movement, Canadian Postal Workers Score Big Win for Families
A little solidarity can go a long way. Thirty-five years ago, Canadian postal workers launched a 42-day strike for paid maternity leave – and won. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) was the first federal union in Canada to win 17 weeks of...
The U.S. Post Office: The Workers' Savings Bank
The first depositors at the New York Postal Savings Bank.
Once upon a time, in a not-so-far-away land, working people were able to safely deposit and withdraw their hard-earned dollars, with no excessive fees or fuss. Everyone had access to safe...
Women Workers Defy Their Boss and Win a Union
New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug, right foreground, walks a picket
line supporting striking Farah workers in Houston on Feb. 10, 1973.
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Factory...