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Letter carriers march on headquarters in Washington D.C. in support of new contract, July 3, 1971

1971-07-3 ‧ 25.5 x 20.5 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:From newspaper clipping on back: "Letter carriers from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania march on the U.S Postal Service headquarters in Washington in support of a new contract for 650,000 postal workers through negotiations instead of arbitration. President James H. Rademacher of the Letter Carriers, foreground, lead the march of more than 500 pickets. 3 July 1971." For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
Century:2001-2100
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Temporal subject: 1971-1980
1971-07-3
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:District of Columbia
Geographical subject – Settlement:Washington
Topical subjects:Demonstrations
Letter carriers
Pickets
Labor unions
Collective bargaining
ArchivesUM location:AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection
  • series 1: Subject files, 1890-1995
  • subseries 1: Photographs, 1890-1993
  • box : 50
  • folder 5: Strikes and Pickets, Letter Carriers
  • accession 2014-001-RG96-001
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:unknown
Collection:Digital Collections
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