Postal Service is considering cutting as many as 120,000 jobs

 Cash-strapped USPS may cut 120,000 jobs

"...the agency also wants to pull its workers out of the retirement and health benefits plans covering federal workers and set up its own benefit systems...."

Reference: www.cbsnews.com 

Who is the oldest postal worker? Chester Reed, Mail Handler

  "...as a mail-handler forklift operator. He worked in the same position until his last day of work Tuesday. "I've never really given it a thought (about retiring earlier), to be honest with you. My old supervisor would ask me, `Chester, when are you going to retire?' and I would tell her, `It's none of your business, you know," he said laughing. ..." Reference: www.redlandsdailyfacts.com 

Postal Voluntary Early Retirement Offer Again?

   Postal Voluntary Early Retirement Offer Again?  "... this one claims a July 2010 announcement. Additionally, the individual claims that the PMG was at their plant and ..."    [Reference: postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com]

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Postal Service Early Out Voluntary Retirement (VER) 2010

 UNCONFIRMED REPORT

The Postal Reporter News Blog has reported that another voluntary early retirement offer is on the way for selected employees in selected areas. The alleged offer includes mail handlers. We have been unable to confirm the validity of the offer and the Postal Reporter News Blog seems to have the exclusive insider information on this offer. Please note that the same blog had reported this earlier and then retracted it. If you would like to follow the latest news and rumors relating to the alleged 2010 USPS early retirement offer go to the FederalSoup Forum. The cited forum post follows the entire time-line of Postal VER offers all the way back to the original June 2008 announcement of the first postal voluntary retirement offers through the current alleged offer.


 

Postal Service offers early retirement

 
Postal Service offers early retirement
"...Meanwhile, the Post Office is having a hard time finding employees who want to work in Bush Alaska. “We offer openings to our employee pool first, but there is not a whole lot of interest by workers to move to places like Barrow, so we have to advertise the jobs and are having a hard time finding replacements when they leave,” she said...."
Reference: www.alaskajournal.com,

 

USPS Data On Postal Employees Approved For VER

 
USPS Data On Postal Employees Approved For VER
"...VER Group 1 includes clerks, mail handlers and initial level supervisors of mail processing and customer service. The group has 72,000 eligible employees. The application deadline was Sept. 30. USPS has approved the applications of 3,685 employees, whose retirement date is Dec. 31, 2008...."
Reference: www.postalreporter.com