[ [link removed] ]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress




The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) invited me to speak at their
biennial convention yesterday.

I honestly was GEEKING out over being invited. Not many people may know
this, but the Postal Workers Union is pretty badass.

This union was founded and has roots in the largest wildcat strike in
American history. A wildcat strike is a strike undertaken by unionized
workers without union leadership's authorization.

The Postal Workers Union formed in 1971 after exploited postal workers,
suffering from low wages and poor conditions, went on strike. It was
technically illegal, but more than 200,000 workers got involved. The
public so deeply supported the workers that the Nixon administration
couldn’t retaliate without risking further backlash. After 8 days, the
workers won: Congress approved their demands and the American Postal
Workers Union was formed.

APWU is still revolutionary today. The Postal Workers Union was one of the
earliest unions to come out in support of Medicare for All, raising the
minimum wage, expanding voting rights, and more.

They are also essential to our society and our democracy. U.S Postal
Workers saved the 2020 election by processing an unprecedented amount of
mail-in ballots during a global pandemic and under very hostile conditions
– all before COVID vaccines were available!

[ [link removed] ]To learn more, you can watch my remarks here.

[ [link removed] ]Screenshot of AOC's speech

Thank you for reading and thank you to all our postal workers, union
organizers, and workers (union and not) across the country. Together, we
can win it all.

In solidarity,

Alexandria


 

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