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LABOR HISTORY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
THE GREAT POSTAL STRIKE OF 1970 (MARCH 17) NEVER FORGET
On March 17, New York City letter carriers voted to defy the law and go on strike. Clerks and other postal workers refused to cross their picket lines. Then, the wildcat strike suddenly spread across the country. By the following week, 200,000 postal workers from New England to California had walked off the job.
https://aflcio.org/about-us/history/labor-history-events/great-postal-strike
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