Why is the postal service so important to us all?

Why We All Have a Stake in the U.S. Postal Service

"...permanent staff. The US Postal Service has more than the two largest telecommunication companies combined, plus Microsoft and Apple, 574,000 workers, of whom 120,000 will be dismissed under a new emergency plan...."    

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Postal Service wants to break labor agreements to layoff employees and...

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

"...The layoffs would be achieved in part by breaking labor agreements, a proposal that drew swift fire from postal unions. The plan would require congressional approval..."    

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Postal job cuts coming?

Congressmen call for job-cutting priority at USPS

"...work force reductions had to be the “primary focus” of the Postal Service, its unions and Congress to improve financial stability.

And, noting that negotiations between the Postal Service and its unions were currently underway, he added that in his opinion it was not enough to cut staff numbers by attrition and early retirements...."    

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Postal Service continues to cut working class jobs

U.S. Postal Service Says Loss Widened to $8.5 Billion in 2010

"...Over the past two years, the Postal Service has cut more than $9 billion in costs, primarily by eliminating about 105,000 full-time equivalent positions, Corbett told the board. ..."    

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