the united states postal service started on july 1, 1971.
the united states postal service started on july 1, 1971.
when did the united states postal service start?
july 1 , 1971
on march 18, 1970, postal workers in new york city—upset over low wages and poor working conditions, and emboldened by the civil rights movement—organized a strike against the united states government. the strike initially involved postal workers in only new york city, but it eventually gained support of over 210,000 united states post office department workers across the nation. while the strike ended without any concessions from the federal government, it did ultimately allow for postal worker unions and the government to negotiate a contract which gave the unions most of what they wanted, as well as the signing of the postal reorganization act by president richard nixon on august 12, 1970. the act replaced the cabinet-level post office department with a new federal agency, the united states postal service, and took effect on july 1, 1971.
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the united states postal service office of inspector general (oig) of the united states postal service was created by federal statute in 1996, assuming internal oversight duties over the united states postal service (previously carried out by the united states postal inspection service, in addition to their federal law enforcement duties). the inspector general of the united states postal service, who is independent of postal management, is appointed by and reports to the board of governors of the united states postal service. the current inspector general is tammy l. whitcomb.
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