Topic: Going Postal

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70: Four Freedoms
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70: Four Freedoms

Postal Workers, History of Going Postal and OSHA

The hosts explore the history of the term "going postal," tracing it back to the 1980s and the Reagan era when postal workers faced extreme stress. While initial reports suggested the U.S. Postal Service was exempt from federal mandates, a White House clarification confirmed they are covered under OSHA rules. They speculate that the initial confusion was a "sleight of hand" to avoid upsetting a historically volatile workforce.