President Nixon signed the Postal Reorganization Act on Aug. 12, 1970
The strike that lit the fire for reform paid off. Workers enjoyed the largest pay raise in postal history and won the right to bargain collectively, among other gains.
Postal Reorganization Act
Postal Reorganization Act has been a failure for the USPS
By Dan Kuralt – September 7, 2020 As I listen to, and read all of the moaning and groaning by Democrats and writers with an “opinion” in the press and elsewhere, I find myself wondering where all these people were when the U.S. Postal Service was undergoing it’s long slide downward. Joe Biden was around, … Read more
USPS: Worker witnessed major postal moment in 1970
Postal worker Ursula Hennessy doesn’t just remember the August day 50 years ago when President Richard Nixon signed the landmark Postal Reorganization Act. She was — to borrow a line from “Hamilton” — in the room where it happened. Hennessy was in her 20s when she joined the Post Office Department in 1969 as the … Read more
Landmark postal law signed 50 years ago
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the most comprehensive postal legislation since the founding of the republic — the law that transformed the Post Office Department into the Postal Service. President Richard Nixon signed the Postal Reorganization Act on Aug. 12, 1970, but as Publication 100, the Postal Service’s official history book explains, the … Read more
Private Carriers Sue Post Office to Keep Routes
By Britain Eakin – December 2, 2016 WASHINGTON (CN) — An association of private mail carriers has sued the U.S. Postal Service, claiming its cancellation of 102 contracts to give the work to Post Office employees will not save any money, but will cost the trade group’s members hundreds of jobs. “The terminated contractors … Read more
Comments and Information in Regards to Negotiations with the Postal Service
Via Bobby Donelson, President, Retiree Chapter, SCAL (scroll down for Bobby’s comments) Postal Reorganization Act On March 12, 1970, after extensive hearings, the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee reported a compromise measure containing provisions similar to the commission proposals endorsed by President Nixon. The bill included a 5.4 percent retroactive pay raise and … Read more