loumeinhart 0 #1 August 12, 2011 http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/11/news/economy/postal_service_layoffs/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1 Interesting quote (I had to read it several times): Quote Currently, postal employees participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System. If given congressional approval, the Post Office would replace those with new plans that would save money, while offering comparable benefits to employees, according to the documents. I guess my question would be why don't the other govt agencies do the same? __ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #2 August 12, 2011 Quotehttp://money.cnn.com/2011/08/11/news/economy/postal_service_layoffs/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1 Interesting quote (I had to read it several times): Quote Currently, postal employees participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System. If given congressional approval, the Post Office would replace those with new plans that would save money, while offering comparable benefits to employees, according to the documents. I guess my question would be why don't the other govt agencies do the same? __ Unlike other government agencies which get money by asking for it and spend at least what they get so they don't take a cut the next fiscal year, the USPS is funded by user-fees and therefore needs to keep costs in check to balance its budget. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,069 #3 August 12, 2011 Quotehttp://money.cnn.com/2011/08/11/news/economy/postal_service_layoffs/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1 Interesting quote (I had to read it several times): Quote Currently, postal employees participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System. If given congressional approval, the Post Office would replace those with new plans that would save money, while offering comparable benefits to employees, according to the documents. I guess my question would be why don't the other govt agencies do the same? Well, actually they are all looking at re-vamping their pay/benefit/retirement including the military ( I received a .pdf in an email a few days ago from one of my former officers, but it's too large to upload here). Here's an article: http://www.moaa.org/action/lac_issues/lac_issues_update/action_update_110624.htm Found the .pdf: http://www.msthub.com/forum/showthread.php?3604-Modernizing-Military-Retirement-%28Defense-Business-Board%29Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
