National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 40 Records 1889-1971

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National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 40 Records 1889-1971

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Branch 40 of the National Association of Letter Carriers was established in 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Cleveland Letter Carriers' Association. In 1890 it joined with other independent associations to form the National Association of Letter Carriers and was subsequently chartered as Branch 40 of the National Association. In 1898 Branch 40 began calling itself the Forest City Branch. It was changed to the William C. Doherty Branch in 1965. In 1970 Branch 40 joined in the union's first strike, a wage dispute, which resulted in a fourteen percent pay raise. It remains active in local and national labor affairs. The collection consists of reports of the treasurer, the trustees, and the financial secretary, dues books, financial journals, minutes of monthly meetings, attendance books, material on a contested election, materials relating to the 1970 strike, union publications, clippings, scrapbooks, and a miscellaneous file.

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National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 40

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The National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 40, was established in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 6, 1889 as the Cleveland Letter Carriers' Association. Although no national association of letter carriers existed at this time, representatives of the Cleveland association met with representatives of other independent associations in 1890 to form the National Association of Letter Carriers; Cleveland received its official charter from the national organization on August 28, 1890....