U.S. Postal Service strike of 1970: The Mother of Government Shutdowns

U.S. Postal Service: The Mother of Government Shutdowns

"...Imagine if a one-week partial government shutdown led to plunging stock prices with calls to close the markets, panic among businesses that were not getting paid and a presidential declaration of a national emergency, including mobilizing the National Guard. This happened during a U.S. Postal Service strike in 1970..."    

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Postal Employee Layoff Protections -vs- Strikes

U.S. Postal Service Braced for Massive Cuts

"...Many of the gains that postal workers received – including the right to collective bargaining – arose in the wake of a 1970 strike which started in New York and spread to the rest of the country...."    

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