NALC Pioneer Branch 2 – Our History
The National Association of Letter Carriers was founded in Milwaukee, WI in 1889, making it the first craft of postal workers to be organized. Beginning with just 52 branches and 175,000 members, the union rapidly spread across the country and now has 2,500 branches in all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and Washington DC.
A key turning point in the history of the union was the great postal strike of 1970. Up until this point, postal employees were denied the freedom to collective [...]
Union Made Moment- Komatsu (P&H Division)
The members of our affiliate unions make some pretty incredible stuff and we want you to know about it!
Our Union Made Moment for June is the Model 2100 Coal Mining Shovel you've probably seen while heading to a Brewer game on National Ave made by members of USW 1114.
The shovel was built for open pit mining in 1976 when the company was known as P&H Harnischfeger until the machine was decommissioned in 1996. You can find the clock number of union members that built it stamped inside the bo [...]
