There's always work at the post office : African American postal workers and the fight for jobs, justice, and equality
by
Rubio, Philip F.
Title
:
There's always work at the post office : African American postal workers and the fight for jobs, justice, and equality
Author
:
Rubio, Philip F.
ISBN
:
9780807895733
9781469604053
9780807833421
9780807859865
Publication Information
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xxiii, 446 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Abstract
:
Rubio, a former postal worker, brings to life the important but neglected story of African American postal workers and the critical role they played in the U.S. labor and black freedom movements. Having fought their way into postal positions and unions, black postal workers--often college-educated military veterans--became a critical force for social change. Centered on New York City and Washington, D.C., the book chronicles a struggle of national significance through its examination of the post office, a workplace with facilities and unions serving every city and town in the U.S.
Corporate Subject
:
National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees (U.S.)
Subject Term
:
African American postal service employees -- History.
African Americans -- Employment -- History.
Postal service -- Employees -- Labor unions -- United States -- History.
Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 374923-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |