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.
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Workers recall beginning of USPS
Robert J. Lombardoâs first day back at work as a clerk for the Post Office Department in Framingham, MA, coincided with a national strike that would lead to a significant change for the organization. âWhen I came back from the service, my first day back I think was March 15, [1970], and Iâm here on…
USPS:Â Worker witnessed major postal moment in 1970
Postal worker Ursula Hennessy doesnât just remember the August day 50 years ago when President Richard Nixon signed the landmark Postal Reorganization Act. She was â to borrow a line from âHamiltonâ â in the room where it happened. Hennessy was in her 20s when she joined the Post Office Department in 1969 as the…
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 â 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 Serviceâs official history book explains, the…