Fighting for Workplace Safety

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Before passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in December 1970, millions of Americans risked their lives every time they reported for duty –...

The Great 1970 Mail Strike that Stunned the Country

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  In March of 1970, the United States had been in a financial and commerce standstill for two weeks. Tired of poor working conditions and low pay,...

January-February Labor History Milestones

Strikers marching during the 1912 “Bread and Roses” textile strike.  Photo courtesy of the Lawrence History Center (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  January 11, 1912 – The...

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...

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