Those posties were quite the wild bunch, back then. Ah, youth. The benefits of the existence of militant unionism, even to those who aren't organized (or easily organizable in our economy) or are stuck with a more routine, bureaucratic one, cannot be pointed out enough. Now it has come to a point where it is normal for people to be jealous of decent pay, pensions or health and safety rules, rather than seeing them as something to emulate.
epaulo, did you know André Frappier of Mtl?