There's Always Work at the Post Office: African American Postal Workers and the Fight for Jobs, Justice, and Equality

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THERE’S ALWAYS WORK AT THE POST OFFICE The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill THERE’S ALWAYS WORK AT THE POST OFFICE African American Postal Workers and the Fight for Jobs, Justice, and Equality PHILIP F. RUBIO ∫ 2010 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Jacquline Johnson Set in Baskerville MT by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rubio, Philip F. There’s always work at the post o≈ce: African American postal workers and the fight for jobs, justice, and equality/Philip F. Rubio. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8078-3342-1 (cloth: alk. paper) isbn 978-0-8078-5986-5 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. African American postal service employees—History. 2. African Americans—Employment—History. 3. Postal service—Employees—Labor unions—United States— History. I. Title. he6499.r82 2010 331.6%396073—dc22 2009049091 cloth 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 paper 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER MOVED THE MAIL This page intentionally left blank ...