The following amendments to S. 1507 were suggested and adopted according to PostCom today:
Coburn # 1: Would require any binding arbitration in the negotiation of postal contracts to take the financial health of the Postal Service into account.
Coburn #3: Would prohibit the Postal Service from issuing bonuses in any year that it reports a yearend net loss.
Collins #2: Would require GAO to expedite the reporting requirements for its study of USPS’s options and strategies for the long-term structural and operational USPS reforms. The Postal Enhancement and Accountability Act of 2006 requires that GAO conduct this study by 2011. This amendment would require that the study be complete by March 31, 2010, so that USPS can benefit from this study sooner.
Collins #3: Would limit USPS’s total outstanding debt to $15 billion, as required under current law. The underlying bill would allow USPS to borrow an additional $2 billion in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (increases annual borrowing from $3 billion to $5 billion), but exempts the $2 billion from being applied to USPS’s total debt ceiling of $15 billion. This amendment would require that any additional amount of the additional $2 billion USPS borrows apply to the $15 billion debt ceiling.
There was no mention as to whether or not other suggested amendments were adopted or not. See original list.
We’ve all said it we all know it- A real solution, down size upper managment
in Washington D.C. Eliminate all their bonuses, they all ready make six digits.
Elminate mystery shopper program, I’m a window clerk and I will tell you with
the downsizing of our staff on our window unit, it would be impossible to pass
the mystery shopper because the shopper would be in line more than 6 mins.
Try 20+ mins. Quit purchasing thousands of T-Shirts for every clerk in the nation
to promote anything-Priority Flat Rate Boxes ect. The citizens of the United States
deserve a superior USPS, not a particular political party who wants it to sink!
#1. Stop wasting money on the “Mystery Shopper” program. That is the Supervisor’s job.
#2. Stop making Price Waterhouse rich.
#3. Close all contract stations before you close Post Offices.
#4. Have Delivery Conformation on all packages for customers.
Bill will take away our right to a collective bargaining.. “the arbitration clause” ..they will lower our wages n benifits n maybe work hours.. SAY NO TO “S. 1507” they trying 2 kill our post offices
The bonuses should have stoped many, many years ago…get smart people