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Postal Service proposes cutting 120,000 jobs, pulling out of health-care plan.

  • Ender Wiggin
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/usps-proposes-cutting-120000-jobs-pulling-out-of-health-care-plan/2011/08/11/gIQAZxIM9I_print.html

    Eh, number seems to be closer to 200k+. That should be fun for unemployment.
  • ZWICK 4 PREZ
    He's supposed to grab the rail and touch his other hand to something grounded to ensure a path through the heart if he wanted to die..... amateur.
  • ts1227
    Looks like your script needs some tweaking so that you don't post threads 3 times.
  • GoChiefs
    Something obviously needs to happen since technology has made the USPS almost obsolete. Gotta save money somehow.
  • Andrew Wiggin
    ts1227;896597 wrote:Looks like your script needs some tweaking so that you don't post threads 3 times.

    I don't care enough to fix it. It took all of 5 minutes. Plus its hilarious to see people bring it up seeing as thats one of the irrelevant things they use when ever other point they bring up gets destroyed.

    I like the humor, I think I will keep it as is.
    GoChiefs;896600 wrote:Something obviously needs to happen since technology has made the USPS almost obsolete. Gotta save money somehow.
    What would you suggest?
  • wes_mantooth
    Honestly, they need a wage freeze to start with. I don't know all the particulars of their union contract, but I have a friend that delivers mail and she gets multiple raises every year. Way too high of a salary for unskilled labor.
  • ts1227
    Andrew Wiggin;896619 wrote:I don't care enough to fix it. It took all of 5 minutes. Plus its hilarious to see people bring it up seeing as thats one of the irrelevant things they use when ever other point they bring up gets destroyed.

    I like the humor, I think I will keep it as is

    wut
  • Speaker of the Dead
    wes_mantooth;896623 wrote:Honestly, they need a wage freeze to start with. I don't know all the particulars of their union contract, but I have a friend that delivers mail and she gets multiple raises every year. Way too high of a salary for unskilled labor.
    I agree with the freeze, that would be a great start. Darrell Issa is a huge thorn in getting this resolved seeing as hes got his own agenda in the whole ordeal. Along with the union being so strong its tough on both sides.
    ts1227;896625 wrote:wut
    I cant make it anymore easy to understand :/ Feel free to keep removing me if it makes you feel like more of a man though haha.
  • thedynasty1998
    I really don't understand why they can't cut back to 4 days per week.
  • GoChiefs
    I'd suggest not only a freeze, but pay cuts as well. Maybe if they gave up a couple dollars an hour, they wouldn't have to let 20% of the work force go.

    Also get rid of 6 days a week delivery.
  • Third
    GoChiefs;896678 wrote:I'd suggest not only a freeze, but pay cuts as well. Maybe if they gave up a couple dollars an hour, they wouldn't have to let 20% of the work force go.
    Also get rid of 6 days a week delivery.
    The union would never agree to that, but then again the union also has a no layoff clause so thats a whole different issue.
    thedynasty1998;896671 wrote:I really don't understand why they can't cut back to 4 days per week.
    I would imagine that would screw over businesses. Also imagine people on unemployment and foodstamps and welfare and disability. That would make things that much more headache-y imo. I could almost see taking Saturday service, but even that......very touchy.
  • Hamler Bulldogs
    My wife is a postal carrier and is very worried she will lose her job.
  • Rackhams Protege
    Hamler Bulldogs;896699 wrote:My wife is a postal carrier and is very worried she will lose her job.

    Sorry to hear that :/ This truly is a tough time job wise. Does she have any seniority?
  • gut
    That would have to be tough. I don't imagine many of them have transferable skills to find an equivalent paying job. At least automotive workers are generally skilled to find other manufacturing jobs.
  • Rackhams Protege
    gut;896714 wrote:That would have to be tough. I don't imagine many of them have transferable skills to find an equivalent paying job. At least automotive workers are generally skilled to find other manufacturing jobs.
    Exactly, thats the terrible part especially for long serving employees. Its going to be a complete trainwreck if this goes through.
  • WebFire
    Third;896685 wrote: I would imagine that would screw over businesses. Also imagine people on unemployment and foodstamps and welfare and disability. That would make things that much more headache-y imo. I could almost see taking Saturday service, but even that......very touchy.
    I don't see why. They'd still get their food stamps, just might be on Thursday instead of Friday. I don't think taking away Saturday service would affect business too much. Maybe I'm missing something.
  • 4cards
    GoChiefs;896600 wrote:Something obviously needs to happen since technology has made the USPS almost obsolete.
    ...agree 100%. Certain industies ie:newspapers are becoming a vanishing breed due to technology.
  • ts1227
    Post Offices would still be open Saturdays, just no delivery. Businesses could still ship stuff. It really wouldn't change much.

    I believe you can still have a package delivered Saturday too, but it will be like UPS where you pay out the ass for it.