Are Postal Service problems a manufactured crisis?

Bogus Postal Service crisis deserves to get a Return to Sender

"...Union leaders and consumer advocates like Ralph Nader insist this is all a "manufactured crisis" to drive down wages and break the unions. At least two recent postal audits seem to back up those claims ..."    

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Postal Service achieved huge savings by slashing career employees

U.S. Postal Service Chief tells Senate customers come first
"...the Postal Service achieved $3 billion in spending reductions in 2010, for a three year total of $10 billion and despite reaching the lowest career complement since 1970..."    
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Is Congressman Darrell Issa Targeting Veterans?

"...If he is going to “cut 200,000 USPS workers”, as he has stated to the (Heritage) Foundation, Does he have something against Veterans having good jobs?” -..."    

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Rep. Darrell Issa to Push for Postal Service Changes

"...Rep. Darrell Issa, Republican of California, who is set to become chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the next Congress, said on Friday that he would push for major changes at the Postal Service..."    

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PMG message to employees

"...Potter warned employees not to reach any conclusions about recent reports recommending closures and layoffs. “We’re going to meet payroll,” he said. “We’re going to live up to our contracts and pay our people.” However, he added it will be important for the Postal Service to negotiate provisions in new labor contracts that “provide us the tools that we need to successfully manage the business.”..."    

Note: emphasis added by The Postal Newsgroup

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Major Mailers Make Billions, But Demand Postal Worker Pay Cuts

"... In their ongoing effort to shift wealth to the richest Americans...continually attack the pay and benefits earned by average workers. Over the past 20 years, the transfer of wealth has been dramatic. Despite significant increases in productivity, workers’ real wages have declined, while salaries, bonuses, dividends and “golden parachutes” for executives have skyrocketed.A recent glaring example was the demand that auto workers agree to lower their wages — which were established over 50 years of often turbulent struggle..."    

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