http://blog.shoeboxed.com/layoffs-layoffs-layoffs/861/ Discussing tax prep, expense reports, receipts, contact management and other topics that individuals and small businesses care about. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:43:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.shoeboxed.com/layoffs-layoffs-layoffs/861/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 Dan Englander Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:20:10 +0000 http://blog.shoeboxed.com/?p=861#comment-1910 Maybe we'll see the Post Office try to encourage more mail use? Netflix and Shoeboxed-style businesses do help bump up the mail volume... Maybe we’ll see the Post Office try to encourage more mail use? Netflix and Shoeboxed-style businesses do help bump up the mail volume…

]]> http://blog.shoeboxed.com/layoffs-layoffs-layoffs/861/comment-page-1/#comment-1909 Barry Harmon Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:27:24 +0000 http://blog.shoeboxed.com/?p=861#comment-1909 There are percentagewise very few employees the USPS can layoff, They can RIF some temps and brand new clerks, a few thousand new people, very low paid people compared to the "regulars" won't make a dent in USPS' budget problems. To make progress they will have to allow a buyout and not the "retire now with a penalty" deal like the unsuccessful one just completed but a real offer of some cash or extra seniority targeted at higher paid employees. The union contracts in place prevent wholesale layoffs of tenured clerks, mail handlers and carriers There are percentagewise very few employees the USPS can layoff, They can RIF some temps and brand new clerks, a few thousand new people, very low paid people compared to the “regulars” won’t make a dent in USPS’ budget problems. To make progress they will have to allow a buyout and not the “retire now with a penalty” deal like the unsuccessful one just completed but a real offer of some cash or extra seniority targeted at higher paid employees. The union contracts in place prevent wholesale layoffs of tenured clerks, mail handlers and carriers

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