{"id":64825,"date":"2019-03-29T22:32:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T02:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/?p=64825"},"modified":"2019-04-02T13:29:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T17:29:07","slug":"postal-employees-and-retirees-see-threats-to-pay-and-benefits-in-white-house-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/postal-employees-and-retirees-see-threats-to-pay-and-benefits-in-white-house-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal Employees and Retirees See Threats to Pay and Benefits in White House Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cAPWU members must remain vigilant, organized and unified in defense of the public Postal Service and the rights of postal workers,\u201d President Dimondstein said.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

03\/29\/2019 – The White House released its plans for the fiscal year 2020 budget<\/span><\/a> this month. It once again attacks workers, calling for deep cuts to salaries, retirement and health benefits. It also echoes parts of the Postal Task Force December 2018 report<\/span><\/a> that calls for the elimination of union negotiated collective bargaining rights over pay, creating a postal employee pay system similar to what is seen in the federal workforce.<\/p>\n

Further mirroring the Postal Task Force report, the budget calls for privatization of the Postal Service in part, including outsourcing processing and sortation to private companies, and providing access to mailboxes to third parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cuts in the current White House budget proposal clearly come at the expense of postal employees, retirees, and the American people,\u201d President Mark Dimondstein said<\/strong>. \u201cSimilar attacks on postal workers and universal postal service were also seen in the June 2018 report from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in which the White House proposes to sell the Postal Service to the highest corporate bidder.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAPWU members must remain vigilant, organized and unified in defense of the public Postal Service and the rights of postal workers,\u201d President Dimondstein continued.<\/p>\n

In addition, the budget also attacks our wages and benefits through:<\/p>\n