Postal Service wants to layoff 120,000 and break union contracts to do so

Letter Carriers React to Postal Service Proposal

"... aimed at enlisting congressional support for cutting postal employees' health and pension benefits and overriding lay-off protection provisions in the postal unions' contracts...."  
Source: einnews.com

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Layoffs in the future for Postal Employees?

"... How does an individual running a failing organization rate such high pay while the working class continue to provide the same great mail service through dedicated work ethic. It appears the postal unions are begging to reduce costs and be able to reap a small benefit in income in return, but that would hurt the big mailers..."  
Source: federalemployeenews.blogspot.com

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[APWU] Union Challenges USPS Interpretation of Layoff Memo

"...The APWU has filed a Step 4 grievance protesting management’s interpretation of the contractual protection against layoffs for APWU-represented employees who were on the rolls as of Nov. 20, 2006, but had not achieved six continuous years of service. A Memorandum of Understanding in the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement provides protection to such employees. ..."  
Source: http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-067-layoffprotection-090611.htm

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USPS Layoffs, Early Outs, and Voluntary Early Retirements

Follow the latest chatter form your fellow Postal Employees
"...If you desire to keep informed of the latest talk from the floor or on the streets, be sure to visit the Postal Forum over at "FederalSoup.com where everyone from postal custodians, maint., mail handlers, clerks, Human Resources, supervisors, carriers, and executives discuss what's happening across the nation. You can ask questions and answer questions. Come on over and put your two cents in!..."   
Reference: community.federalsoup.com


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