The presidents of two postal unions bargaining for a new contract assailed the rate announcement as an attempt to undermine the negotiations.

He then threw himself into the postal union, moving ever upward.

In the 18 months ended last June, the most recent period tabulated, the political action committees of the two main postal unions raised $2.4 million.

This attitude leads Ralph Nader to question whether the postal unions are "reflecting the historic mission of the post office."

And the relatively inexperienced top postal management is no match for the heads of the postal unions.

The postal unions are not so easily persuaded.

For correspondence with other countries, the stamps were octagonal and in the colours of the postal union.

The decision was controversial, with a number of sympathy strikes by postal unions causing disruption to postal services.

Under the act, postal unions won the right to negotiate on wages, benefits and working conditions.

He joined the local postal union, and a year later, with little more than his own tenacity, negotiated a sick leave benefit for his co-workers.