So correct. The reason the post office is heavily in debt is not because postal workers are extravagantly paid but because of a ridiculous law passed in 2006 wherby the post office was required to fund 75 years worth of pensions in a ten year time period. It was one last attempt by 'W' and the union hating Republicans in Congress to force a privitization of the postal system in the US. FRANC
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Johnson Tom Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] OMFG: International shipping costs have shot through the roof!! "Somewhere's on the internet"--a great source of totally reliable information and statistics! Allen, That $41.15 "average" figure is flat-out not true--unless it includes the value of all health care and other benefits. (yes, as one of the last vestiges of union labor, postal employees get benefits. When the right wing finishes crushing the unions in this country, everyone will be back to $8.95 an hour with no benefits, no job security, no protection, and no hope). Only the very top tier of postmasters get that kind of per-hour pay. I picked THIS up somewheres on the internet: From the Houston Chronicle. -Tom Carriers Postal Service mail carriers, sometimes informally referred to as postmen or mailmen, deliver the mail to private homes and businesses by vehicle or on foot. USPS mail carriers reported an average annual salary of $51,390, as of May 2011 or an hourly wage of $24.71. Most mail carriers -- 80 percent -- earned between $19.46 and $27.27 per hour, and reported annual salaries ranging from $40,470 to $56,720. Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Postmasters and mail superintendents run individual post offices or regions and represent the top tier of employment with the U.S. Postal Service. Postmasters and superintendents with the USPS reported an average hourly wage of $29.85 and an average annual salary of $62,080, as of May 2011. Annual salaries were between $34,960 and $84,890 for 80 percent of these employees -- between $16.81 and $40.81 per hour. On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 3:16 AM, allen day <[email protected]> wrote: I picked this up somewheres on the internet: USPS labor force compensation (80% of all costs), which is paid an average of $41.15 an hour, and which is over 60% unionized. and one more thing ... I think that it has something to do with the American capitalist system ... charge what the market will bear. ad Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
