APWU Locals Celebrate ‘Postal Heritage Day’

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…

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Rally to save the postal service celebrates Postal Heritage Day

Immediate Release – July 26, 2015 Dozens of postal workers, retirees, and community allies turned out Sunday to celebrate the 240th birthday of the US Post Office. Postal unions have called on President Obama to declare July 26th Postal Heritage Day. Chanting, marching through the Main Post Office in downtown Portland, singing and eating birthday…

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

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…

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Unions Request to White House: Proclaim Postal Heritage Day

June 8, 2015 On behalf of the nearly 500,000 postal employees who live and work in communities all across America, the NPMHU, APWU, NALC and NRLCA have jointly endorsed a request to the White House, seeking a Presidential Proclamation establishing a “Postal Heritage Day”. This proclamation would recognize America’s Postal Service as one of our…

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