Today, when we want some milk, all we have to do is go to a supermarket. But in the olden days, milk would get delivered right to people’s doorsteps. These delivery guys were milkmen, and they would make deliveries in their white uniforms and carry milk baskets full of bottled milk in their hands.
Although the profession might seem idyllic from the now-old-timey pictures, they would have trouble, just as any other workers now and back in the day. A granddaughter of a milkman shared a story on r/PettyRevenge about how some milkmen decided to protest one store’s milk policy in the ’50s. When they felt their livelihoods were in jeopardy, they took some disruptive action.
Back in the day, milkmen were the ones delivering milk to every household
Image credits: Nationaal Archief / unsplash (not the actual photo)
However, they also had troubles, and they weren’t afraid to protest when grocery stores started threatening the existence of their profession
Image credits: Boston Public Library / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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The granddaughter of the milkman shared some more details about the story in the comments
Some people were playful with their reactions in the comments, but others saw this as a perfect example of old-timey unionizing
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