Labor Quiz: Letter Carriers Founding
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The National Association of Letter Carriers was
formed in 1889. Where did the 60 letter
carriers from 18 states gather to form the
union? Stolley's Dance Hall in St. Louis, MO,
Schaefer's Saloon in Milwaukee, WI, or Niagara
Falls, NY? Click
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Last Week’s Quiz: In 1917,
A. Philip Randolph organized a union of
elevator operators in New York City. Randolph
went on to organize the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters and a long career as a labor leader
and civil rights activist.
