Today in Labor History Mar 18 Post Office’s first mass work stoppage, Police evict retail clerks mor

[Omaha Steve]

March 18


Police evict retail clerks occupying N.Y. Woolworth’s in fight for 40-hour week - 1937

The Post Office’s first mass work stoppage in 195 years began in Brooklyn and Manhattan and spread to 210,000 of the nation’s 750,000 postal employees. Mail service was virtually paralyzed in several cities, and President Nixon declared a state of emergency. A settlement came after two weeks - 1970

And this:
March 18, 1970 - The Great Postal Strike began in New York City. It was the first mass work stoppage in the 195-year history of the Post Office. The walkout was illegal; President Richard Nixon sent in federal troops to sort the mail. But the strike succeeded in forcing Congress to raise wages and reorganize the postal system and marked a new militancy among postal employees.

For more information
Visit the American Postal Workers Union website, http://www.apwu.org/about/history.htm and the National Association of Letter Carriers website, http://www.nalc.org/nalc/facthist/index.html

Wal-Mart agrees to pay a record $11 million to settle a civil immigration case for using illegal immigrants to do overnight cleaning at stores in 21 states - 2005

As the Great Recession continues, Pres. Obama signs a $17.6 billion job-creation measure a day after it is passed by Congress - 2010

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & HERE:

[pacalo]

1. Thank you, Steve.