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08-23-2020 | 10:10 AM
#1051
Line Holder
Joined: Mar 2014
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Government employees should not be in collective bargaining units. Period.
In private sector, everybody's in it to make money and unions balance out management's inherent leverage.
In public sector, the mission is public service. You'll be taken care of in the civil service, no doubt about that but unions should not be extorting largesse from the public coffers. You want to make it big (and take the associated risks) that's what private sector is for. Probably no coincidence that the one government entity which is actually held in high regard and is considered pretty effective has no unions...
In private sector, everybody's in it to make money and unions balance out management's inherent leverage.
In public sector, the mission is public service. You'll be taken care of in the civil service, no doubt about that but unions should not be extorting largesse from the public coffers. You want to make it big (and take the associated risks) that's what private sector is for. Probably no coincidence that the one government entity which is actually held in high regard and is considered pretty effective has no unions...
08-23-2020 | 10:16 AM
#1052
You scratched my anchor
Joined: Feb 2011
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this is always a big fight in my family during the holidays, we have several postal workers and teachers in my family. After a few cocktails I start telling them that their unions have destroyed the post office and public schools, hence why they are scared of fedex and charter schools, who both do better jobs. They never have a good rebuttal, but they do call me a “heartless bastard.”
08-23-2020 | 12:14 PM
#1053
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 1,256
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Government employees should not be in collective bargaining units. Period.
In private sector, everybody's in it to make money and unions balance out management's inherent leverage.
In public sector, the mission is public service. You'll be taken care of in the civil service, no doubt about that but unions should not be extorting largesse from the public coffers. You want to make it big (and take the associated risks) that's what private sector is for. Probably no coincidence that the one government entity which is actually held in high regard and is considered pretty effective has no unions...
In private sector, everybody's in it to make money and unions balance out management's inherent leverage.
In public sector, the mission is public service. You'll be taken care of in the civil service, no doubt about that but unions should not be extorting largesse from the public coffers. You want to make it big (and take the associated risks) that's what private sector is for. Probably no coincidence that the one government entity which is actually held in high regard and is considered pretty effective has no unions...
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08-23-2020 | 01:18 PM
#1054
patience
Joined: Mar 2011
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If what I read was accurate, apparently the post office does make money....billions of dollars a year. Yet they are required to account for 75 years of pre and post retiree medical benefits in a ten year period (unlike any other company or agency), so it appears that they have massive losses. About 25% of post 65 retirees don't even use Medicare as their primary health insurance, which adds huge expenses.
Which begs the question, how hard is it to get a postal service job? I wonder if I can get a job with the postal service after I retire (before age 60) and get those postal medical benefits for life?
Which begs the question, how hard is it to get a postal service job? I wonder if I can get a job with the postal service after I retire (before age 60) and get those postal medical benefits for life?
08-23-2020 | 08:22 PM
#1055
Gets Everyday Off
Joined: Aug 2016
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From: Fully Retired
If what I read was accurate, apparently the post office does make money....billions of dollars a year. Yet they are required to account for 75 years of pre and post retiree medical benefits in a ten year period (unlike any other company or agency), so it appears that they have massive losses. About 25% of post 65 retirees don't even use Medicare as their primary health insurance, which adds huge expenses.
Which begs the question, how hard is it to get a postal service job? I wonder if I can get a job with the postal service after I retire (before age 60) and get those postal medical benefits for life?
Which begs the question, how hard is it to get a postal service job? I wonder if I can get a job with the postal service after I retire (before age 60) and get those postal medical benefits for life?
The post office kicked her out. They do not accept volunteers to handle the mail.
Just the facts shared with no commentary. If you blew your coffee or beer out your nose, do not blame me.
08-24-2020 | 06:10 AM
#1056
Eating A Gruben
Joined: Feb 2020
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I think it was Cher who last week went down to her local post office to volunteer to help out. If tens of thousands would just follow her lead, we would solve this problem.
The post office kicked her out. They do not accept volunteers to handle the mail.
Just the facts shared with no commentary. If you blew your coffee or beer out your nose, do not blame me.
The post office kicked her out. They do not accept volunteers to handle the mail.
Just the facts shared with no commentary. If you blew your coffee or beer out your nose, do not blame me.
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