Eleven AFSCME-represented prison employees, 33 inmates die in the four-day uprising at New York State’s Attica Prison and the retaking of the prison. The uprising caused the nation to take a closer look at prison conditions, for inmates and their guards alike - 1971

President Richard M. Nixon announces a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents in an attempt to combat inflation - 1971

Postal unions, Postal Service sign first labor contract in the history of the federal government - 1971