APWU Locals Celebrate ‘Postal Heritage Day’

Posted on July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 149-2015 07/28/2015 – A number of locals joined in with others in wishing the Postal Service a Happy 240th Birthday on July 26, “Postal Heritage Day.” On July 26, 1775, the Postal Service was established, thanks to an act of the Second Continental Congress creating the United States Post Office Department…

What happened to request for Presidential Proclamation establishing a “Postal Heritage Day”?

Posted on July 25, 2015July 30, 2015 by 21cpw

The Postal Service was established on July 26, 1775, when an act of the Second Continental Congress created the United States Post Office Department, and named Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General. July 26, 2015 will be the agency’s 240th birthday. On June 5, 2015, the NPMHU, APWU, NALC and NRLCA jointly endorsed a request…