Images from 1970 U.S. postal strike
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Dec 25 2013 03:12
Pictures from the 2 week wildcat strike at the post office in the U.S. For background on what and why it happened, we recommend these excerpts from Jeremy Brecher's excellent book, Strike!.
U.S. Army report on strikebreaking activities during the 1970 postal strike
A report by the U.S. Army on their strikebreaking activities (delivering the mail, etc.) during the 1970 postal workers strike.
1970 USPS strike: the strike that stunned the country
An article from March 30, 1970 Time Magazine about the nationwide United States Postal Service strike that year.
The national US Postal Service wildcat strike, 1970 - Jeremy Brecher
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 13 2013 18:01
Jeremy Brecher's short history of the successful nationwide illegal wildcat strike of American postal workers: the first major strike of federal government workers.
Signed, sealed and delivered: 1978 strike against mandatory overtime, speedups and hazardous working conditions
On July 21, 1978 thousands of postal workers walked off the job, saying "No" to mandatory overtime, forced speedups and hazardous working conditions. As a result of this wildcat strike, 600,000 workers won better contracts. But 200 were arbitrarily fired by management to teach all postal workers a lesson. This documentary is the story of the struggle these postal workers waged to win back their jobs.
Working in America III: their time and ours - David Schanoes
A 1971 account and analysis of working in the main post office in Chicago. Foreshadows the workplace violence the USPS would later become infamous for.
The 1978 Postal Wildcat
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Dec 29 2010 10:09
Article on the 1978 postal wildcat strike, in which Dave Cline was a key leader, based on a far more extensive paper, scholar Michael Braun has written in preparation for doing a doctoral dissertation and publishing a book on this important working class battle.
Notes on the postal strike - Stanley Aronowitz and Jeremy Brecher
Submitted by klas batalo on Aug 8 2010 23:10
Root and Branch on the wildcat strike of US postal workers in 1970 and its implications.
1970: US national postal strike
Submitted by Alex... on Jan 5 2008 17:12
A short account of the illegal nationwide postal strikes that spread across America in 1970. After two weeks, during which time the army was called out to break the strike, workers eventually won increases in pay and the right to negotiate on contracts with bosses.
Self-organisation and action in the US post office
An account of sabotage, solidarity and wildcat strikes at a large postal sorting office in the US by Judi, a mail handler.
