The Post Stops Here
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers—except for unfair pay. The first mass work stoppage in the 195-year history of the Post Office began in 1970 with a walkout of letter carriers in Brooklyn and Manhattan and quickly drew 210,000 more postal employees. With mail service virtually paralyzed in New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia, President Nixon declared a national emergency. The stand-off ended two weeks later.
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