The document is a letter requesting support for the Burch Bill, H.R. 5059, from George Schwabe, a member of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. The bill aims to address a 20 percent reduction in salary for postal workers due to the return to a 40-hour workweek. The document asks for assistance in bringing the bill to a vote as soon as possible, as it is retroactive to Jan. 1, 1946. The employees of the Hominy Post Office and postal workers everywhere are hopeful for the bill's passage to help alleviate their financial strain.

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Support Needed for Burch Bill, H.R. 5059: A Postal Workers' Plea

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_14_0011
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Support Needed for Burch Bill, H.R. 5059: A Postal Workers' Plea
Date Created:
1945-01-01
EDTF:
1945-01-01
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document is a letter requesting support for the Burch Bill, H.R. 5059, from George Schwabe, a member of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. The bill aims to address a 20 percent reduction in salary for postal workers due to the return to a 40-hour workweek. The document asks for assistance in bringing the bill to a vote as soon as possible, as it is retroactive to Jan. 1, 1946. The employees of the Hominy Post Office and postal workers everywhere are hopeful for the bill's passage to help alleviate their financial strain.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 14, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages