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USPS career staffing down by 8% compared with a year ago
"The largest decline was in the clerk craft, which
declined by 26,037, or -13.9%. City carriers, the largest
employee group, declined by -4.9%, or 10,106 employees. Career
rural carriers saw a much smaller decrease, -1.5%, or 1,054
employees. A significant number of rural carriers are part
time, non-career employees, however, and that group saw its
numbers drop by 4,586, or -8.7%. Mail handlers, the smallest
craft, saw a decline of 4,530, or -8.4%." -
APWU
Local President: USPS HQ Staffing Up 38% Since 2000 -
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Federal Times: Postal rescue plan faces impossible odds
"But few of those measures now appear likely to win
approval - leaving the Postal Service with no clear fallback
plan for closing its mammoth deficits. Mailers railed against
the prospect of sharp mailing hikes; lawmakers dismissed the
idea of shuttering post offices or shortening the delivery
week; and unions balked at staffing cuts and even questioned
the severity of the Postal Service's predicament." -
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Postal Service Outlines 10-Year Plan to Address Declining
Revenue, Volume
"Facing unprecedented volume declines and a projected,
cumulative $238 billion shortfall during the next decade,
Postmaster General John E. Potter today outlined an aggressive
plan of cost cutting, increased productivity, and an array of
legislative and regulatory changes necessary to maintain a
viable United States Postal Service." -
USPS: Envisioning America's Future Postal Service -
NALC opposes cutback in mail service
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Workforce Plan: Arbitrator to consider
financial health of USPS; more flexibility in workforce;
address cost of employee benefits through collective
bargaining (PDF) - Postal Service Revives Cutback Plans
- New studies reinforce dire outlook for USPS
- Postal Service to shed another 30,000 jobs
- Dropping Saturday? Not so Fast
- Questions: How did postal service get in
this fix? - Reaction Mixed -
Saturday mail 'huge thing' for some - Shorter week will darken
Fido's routine -
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Building for the 21st Century - PMG Releases Message to
Employees
"Stating that the challenges facing USPS demand multi-faceted
solutions that involve the cooperation and support of all
employees, PMG Jack Potter today releases a plan to shape the
Postal Service of the future. In a message to employees,
Potter says that despite the best efforts of employees to save
money and improve efficiency, economic and technological
forces beyond the Postal Service's control continue to impact
revenues. He expects mail volume to continue dropping -- by 20
billion mailpieces in the next 10 years." -
Previewing the Postal Service's Proposal
- Postal Service expected to announce
'significant changes'
- USPS is pushing for a radical reshaping -
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December Was Profitable for USPS
"The U.S. Postal Service had something in December it hasn't
seen in a long time -- a profitable month. The Postal Service
had net income of $179 million for the month, it revealed in a
report filed yesterday with the Postal Regulatory Commission.
The USPS had more mail volume (9%) and revenue (6%) than
budgeted, but lower expenses (-2%), enabling it to beat its
budget by $546 million." -
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