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Showing posts with label Destruction of postal service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Destruction of postal service. Show all posts

8.23.2011

Who will suffer from the destruction of the Postal Service

U.S. Postal Service Braced for Massive Cuts

"... a reduction in postal service would likely hurt elderly people who live in remote rural areas who are still dependent on the mail for Social Security checks, medication, etc. (FedEx and UPS typically don't serve remote areas).

Moreover, the loss of postal jobs would disproportionately hit women and minorities..."  
Source: www.ibtimes.com

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8.12.2009

Plot to kill Post Office cloaked by right wing ‘recess rally’ chaos


"... Without the legislation the agency says that on Sept. 1 it will have to fire more than 50,000 workers, close down hundreds of post offices and kill Saturday pickup and delivery. The right-wing amendment effectively squashes the collective bargaining rights of the entire Postal Service workforce by ordering arbitrators to place the fiscal condition of the Postal Service ahead of any contractual obligations the agency has to its workers or retirees. ..."  
Source: www.pww.org




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