Today in Labor History May 19, 2018: William Burrus, president of the 360,000-member American Postal Workers Union from 2001-2010, died at age 81. He was the first African-American to be elected president of a national union by direct member voting. Burrus was born in West Virginia. After serving in the U.S. Army, he moved to Cleveland, where he worked sorting mail and joined the union. He helped the local coordination of the national postal strike of 1970. As a result of that strike, postal workers won collective bargaining rights. He served as president of the Cleveland Local of the APWU from 1974 to 1980. He became president of the national union in 2001.

The #postal #union would blow a gasket if they knew how many #dogs up for adoption are looking for #mailcarrier jobs. They work for treats.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owney_(dog)

No #Postal Service Data Sharing to Deport #Immigrants - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/no-postal-service-data-sharing-deport-immigrants #privacy #privacidad #migrations

'Why are they involved?' Insiders 'nervous' as USPS tapped to hunt down migrants - Raw Story #ice #dhs #trump #postal

https://www.rawstory.com/usps-migrants/

WTAF?!?!?

#GiftArticle

#USPS #LawEnforcement assists #Trump ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources & records show

The #Postal Inspection Service recently joined a federal task force to locate #undocumented #immigrants using #data from #mail & packages, acc/to people familiar w/the effort & records obtained exclusively by The Washington Post.

#law #immigration #privacy #surveillance #InfoSec #AbuseOfPower
https://wapo.st/3Sce9ut

# tòquio #tokyo #japó #japan #japonisme #postal

One sad aspect of the advertising industry's switch from dead-tree postal spam to email, online ads, and in-app paid placements...

Once upon a time, when businesses sent postage-paid reply cards with their spam, if they were truly obnoxious, you could cost them (real) money by putting a rock or a brick in a box and taping the reply card to the outside. Some people just taped the card to a literal brick, no box.

I pity the postal employees who had to handle and deliver these, but I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in the mailroom at the offending companies' offices.

# tòquio #tokyo #japó #japan #japonisme #postal

# tòquio #tokyo #japó #japan #fotografiadecarrer #streetphotography #postal

I just want to put out there that there are real strong virtues to writing letters and sending greeting cards that aren’t necessarily “present” in emails.

• They get you off line.

• They help you craft thoughts carefully and purposefully in ways email can’t because you have to manually write it without “deleting” it.

• They’re fun to receive.

• They physically exist and will continue to do so if collected and cared for even after you’re dead.

• They can be pretty if that’s your intent.

• They’re more personal and meaningful than email because you took the time to engage in the process of penmanship on paper instead of typing it out.

I highly suggest trying the art of correspondence someday. Because it can be just that if you let it. Try unplugging and decompressing with a nice pot of tea and your favorite pen & stationery. Try contemplating a rough outline of what you want to say or include. Then simplify.

Maybe do some fun doodling on the paper. Make it an extension of yourself that you’re sharing.

Enjoy it.

Grey K2 Phone Booth in Bath, England

An iconic British fixture in an unconventional color.#postal #royalty #tourism #england #telephones #phonebooths #section-Atlas
Grey K2 Phone Booth

Habits. #grickledoodle #ghosts #haunted #horror #postal #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

Benjamin Franklin Museum and Court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.#postal #history #museums #benjaminfranklin #section-Atlas
Benjamin Franklin Museum and Court