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USPS Honors Workers Who Built America. What About Its Own?

Courtesy of USPS

The U.S. Postal Service just released a series of ā€œMade in America: Building a Nationā€ first-class Forever stamps. The 12-stamp series features images of industrial workers from the early 20th century, and 11 were taken by famed photographer Lewis Hine.   

While no one can argue with USPS’s decision to honor the coal miners, construction workers, textile workers and others who helped build the nation (and continue to do so), the gesture would mean a lot more if the USPS treated its current workers with the same respect.

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Infographic: The TRUTH About the Postal Service Finances

The truth about the Postal Service finances.

We've written before about the congressionally manufactured Postal Service "crisis," but this infographic from Delivering for America illustrates why a mandate to pre-fund 75 years of retirement in just 10 short years put the Postal Service under financial strain. Download the " The Truth About the Postal Service Finances" infographic

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Unions Focus on House After Senate Passes Flawed Postal Reform Bill

Unions Focus on House After Senate Passes Flawed Postal Reform Bill

The battle over postal reform legislation now moves to the House of Representatives after the Senate yesterday passed (62-37) a bill (S. 1789) that postal union leaders called flawed. They vow to fight the House version (H.R. 2309) that is even more damaging to postal workers and the communities they serve.

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