John Dick
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Dick
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Labor
Workers taking “extraordinary measures” to save Postal Service
November 9, 2011The National Association of Letter Carriers has revved up its campaign to save America's postal service.
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U.S.
Post office of the future will be busier than ever!
September 16, 2011It is time for us all to ask the billion-dollar question: What is the role of the United States Postal Service in the 21st century?
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Opinion
Your mailman talks about St. Patrick’s Day and workers who vote Republican
March 11, 2011St. Patrick's Day marks the 41st anniversary of the Great Postal Strike of 1970. The key to our dismal conditions then was this: we had no collective bargaining rights.
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Opinion
Your mailman contemplates Obamacare
February 3, 2011As this national debate plays out, I hope we all take some time to stop and really consider what kind of nation we want to leave our children.
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Opinion
Election thoughts from the guy who delivers your mail
November 15, 2010Wow - Election 2010 is over. I am still tryin' to put the whole thing in perspective.
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Labor
Do you make too much money?
September 8, 2010Do you, the reader, think you make too much money?Because there are many who think public sector workers do!
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Labor
Your mailman searches for the ghosts of Tom and Joe
June 14, 2010Today a young couple with two kids told me a sad story: they are giving their house, a house they had built just eight years ago, back to the bank.
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Labor
The guy who delivers your mail takes a labor history tour
March 18, 2010More of us, those who labor for a living, need to understand our roots. Let me grab a beer as I take you on a field trip.
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