USPS offers incentives; will you take them?
Buyouts come five months after PMG said buyouts were not realistic: "Our employees would love some kind of a windfall, but the fact is, we can’t afford to" Federal Times
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NALC: No buyouts for carriers
"complements of... carriers remain more closely aligned with the Postal Service’s needs... new early-out programs should reduce the number of postal employees in other crafts excessed to the city carrier craft in the months ahead." NALC
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The Postal Service's Bid for Deliverance
The deficit-burdened agency asks Congress to consider new jobs for carriers, such as drug delivery, that utilize their 'last mile' advantage BusinessWeek
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Enough with the Nazis- time for a beer? Postcom notes that APWU President Bill Burrus didn't tell his members how many of their jobs would be lost should the USPS implement an exigent rate hike. The item goes on to remind readers (correctly) that Burrus once referred to mailers as "vermin", in a 2006 article entitled "Our Struggle". Postcom not so subtly points out the title's similarity to Hitler's "Mein Kampf"- "My Struggle".
We've been critical of Burrus in the past for his vilification of mailers, but to his credit, he doesn't appear to have taken the bait this time around. Last time we checked, Del Polito and Burrus both represented groups that rely on the USPS for their economic survival. It would be nice if they could put aside their differences for now, and concentrate on what they agree on.
Over the top? Postcom prez compares APWU's Burrus to Nazi
Postcom.org Update: looks like Gene's given his choice of words a rethink- the Nazi references have been removed from his essay and the Postcom home page. Read the essay here, and read about Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies here. Update #2: A reader points out that Gene Del Polito first floated the "Big Lie" label in reference to Bill Burrus in a commentary written for DIRECT magazine in 2002. "As we know from history, spreading untruths is part of the world's legacy from the 1930s. Back then, telling the “big lie” was an important part of the tactical game used by Europe's most infamous demagogues as a means for coming into and staying in power."
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