Working Conditions and Postal Construction Program--U.S. Postal Service: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First and Second Sessions |
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... present to testify with us . As I explained , unfortu- nately , this was not possible . Unfortunately , the collective - bargaining situation during recent weeks , which as of July 18 had not resulted in a new national con- tract with ...
... present to testify with us . As I explained , unfortu- nately , this was not possible . Unfortunately , the collective - bargaining situation during recent weeks , which as of July 18 had not resulted in a new national con- tract with ...
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... present building was erected when women in postal service were a novelty . There wasn't one women's toilet on any the work floors . In fact , when women first started to work in the Philadelphia Post Office , they were provided with a ...
... present building was erected when women in postal service were a novelty . There wasn't one women's toilet on any the work floors . In fact , when women first started to work in the Philadelphia Post Office , they were provided with a ...
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... present for pedestrians who might be using the sidewalk at such times as our inspectors may have to come or go in a hurry . If space for our inspectors ' vehicles is so essential , there certainly seems to be an awful lot of it not ...
... present for pedestrians who might be using the sidewalk at such times as our inspectors may have to come or go in a hurry . If space for our inspectors ' vehicles is so essential , there certainly seems to be an awful lot of it not ...
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... present population and about one - fifth of its present mail volume . Conditions are desperately crowded . Men work back to back . Carriers have no place to put excess mail except on the floor , hoping nobody will walk by and step on it ...
... present population and about one - fifth of its present mail volume . Conditions are desperately crowded . Men work back to back . Carriers have no place to put excess mail except on the floor , hoping nobody will walk by and step on it ...
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... present structure is in horrible condition but , in this case , a new building is in the works . Meanwhile the employees work in squalor . Oklahoma City , Okla . ( Village Station , Lakeside Station ) : No air conditioning . Oklahoma ...
... present structure is in horrible condition but , in this case , a new building is in the works . Meanwhile the employees work in squalor . Oklahoma City , Okla . ( Village Station , Lakeside Station ) : No air conditioning . Oklahoma ...
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