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发帖数: 928 | 1 Postal Service asks Congress to allow 120,000 layoffs, overhaul benefits
Hundreds of thousands of postal workers could soon lose their jobs, or face
drastic changes to their benefits.
According to documents obtained by CNNMoney, the United States Postal
Service is appealing to Congress to remove collective bargaining
restrictions in order to lay off 120,000 workers. It also wants
congressional approval to replace existing government health care and
retirement plans.
The post office claims it needs to eliminate 220,000 positions, or more than
30% of its staff by 2015, but only 100,000 of those positions can be made
through attrition. The other 120,000 must come from lay offs, according to
the documents.
"To restore the Postal Service to financial viability, it is imperative that
we have the ability to reduce our workforce rapidly," the USPS wrote.
The USPS is also asking Congress to change legislation that requires postal
workers to get federal health care and retirement benefits. Instead, the
Postal Service would replace them with its own benefit plans.
Currently, postal employees participate in the Federal Employees Health
Benefits program, the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal
Employees Retirement System. If given congressional approval, the Post
Office would replace those with new plans that would save money, while
offering comparable benefits to employees, according to the documents.
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In the documents, the USPS lays out the harsh reality of the situation:
mounting losses, declining mail volume due both to the recession and the
shift toward digital alternatives, and the need for drastic measures to cut
costs.
"The Postal Service is facing dire economic challenges that threaten its
very existence and, therefore, threaten the livelihoods of our employees and
the businesses and employees in the broader postal industry and overall
economy" a document on workforce reduction said.
It's no secret the USPS has been struggling, but it's a move that's likely
to put Postal Service unions up in arms. USPS mail volume declined 20% in
the four year period through the Fiscal Year 2010 resulting in net losses of
over $20 billion.
In fiscal year 2010, the Postal Service suffered a $8.5 billion net loss,
compared $3.8 billion the prior year. Last quarter, the U.S. Postal Service
posted a loss of $2.2 billion. Its fiscal year ends in Septembe | c**u
发帖数: 2230 | 2 if this becomes reality, it is blow to current jobless rate. Can you imagine
how market will react to such news? | h********r
发帖数: 928 | 3 和我们的高铁一样赔钱.
imagine
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: if this becomes reality, it is blow to current jobless rate. Can you imagine
: how market will react to such news?
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发帖数: 19471 | 4 they are blackmailing the congress.
face
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: Postal Service asks Congress to allow 120,000 layoffs, overhaul benefits
: Hundreds of thousands of postal workers could soon lose their jobs, or face
: drastic changes to their benefits.
: According to documents obtained by CNNMoney, the United States Postal
: Service is appealing to Congress to remove collective bargaining
: restrictions in order to lay off 120,000 workers. It also wants
: congressional approval to replace existing government health care and
: retirement plans.
: The post office claims it needs to eliminate 220,000 positions, or more than
: 30% of its staff by 2015, but only 100,000 of those positions can be made
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发帖数: 20965 | 5 赫赫，，， 呵呵，，，，明天牛还是熊？裁员是不是股票涨。。 | c*****r
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