Letter Carriers Fight Threats of Privatization

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Letter Carriers Fight Threats of Privatization

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May 29, 2019

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It is the most trusted federal agency that operates without any tax dollars and is facing renewed threats of privatization. What’s behind the threats to privatize the postal service? And, a look back at the great postal strike of 1970 that gave workers the right to collectively bargain for wages, benefits and working conditions.
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May 29, 2019

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