Postal Affairs Blog--This post has been recreated in its entirety from the Mailing and Fulfillment Service Association's top-notch publication, PostalPoints. It was written by industry expert and MFSA Leo Raymond. Many thanks to MFSA for permission to share this important information from MTAC with my readers!
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Major new initiatives
In early August, the Postal Service announced the most comprehensive cost reduction proposal to date, one that would dramatically reduce USPS costs by fiscal 2015.
In addition to reiterating the agency's claims to excess funds already paid into the two retirement plans in which USPS employees participate, and the Postal Service's urgent request that it be relieved of the mandate for six-day deli-very, the latest proposal included components guaranteed to inspire a fight from all sides:
Reducing the network of processing centers from over 500 to fewer than 200;
Adjusting service standards to comport with the redesigned processing network;
Eliminating approximately 220,000 full-time equivalent positions, with only about 100,000 derived from attrition;
Voiding contractual no-layoff provisions and using the federal reduction-in-force process; and
Decoupling the agency from the federal government's health insurance and retirement plans.
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Major new initiatives
In early August, the Postal Service announced the most comprehensive cost reduction proposal to date, one that would dramatically reduce USPS costs by fiscal 2015.
In addition to reiterating the agency's claims to excess funds already paid into the two retirement plans in which USPS employees participate, and the Postal Service's urgent request that it be relieved of the mandate for six-day deli-very, the latest proposal included components guaranteed to inspire a fight from all sides:
Reducing the network of processing centers from over 500 to fewer than 200;
Adjusting service standards to comport with the redesigned processing network;
Eliminating approximately 220,000 full-time equivalent positions, with only about 100,000 derived from attrition;
Voiding contractual no-layoff provisions and using the federal reduction-in-force process; and
Decoupling the agency from the federal government's health insurance and retirement plans.
