By a 410-20 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a comprehensive postal "reform" bill, after backers made clear they would ignore an attempt by Republicans to gut workers' collective bargaining rights.
The vote, taken the last week of July, sends the measure (H.R. 22) to the Senate, whose Governmental Affairs Committee approved its similar bill (S. 662) on June 22. The Senate may take it up in September, unless it gets stuck behind the battle over the Supreme Court.
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The Letter Carriers praised both measures, except for one Senate provision. The Senate bill "largely reflects the details of H.R. 22 and NALC has been working on both sides of the Capitol to shape legislation that strengthens the Postal Service and protects the rights and livelihoods of Letter Carriers and other postal employees," the Postal Record said.
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"NALC plans to work closely" with Senate sponsors and other lawmakers "to ensure the bill that finally emerges is one that every Letter Carrier can enthusiastically support," added union President William Young. The one Senate provision Young objected to would let USPS "bank" allowable but unused postage rate hikes. He said that could affect collective bargaining.
House Government Reform committee staffers said lawmakers made no major changes in H.R. 22. That derailed Republicans "who urged their colleagues in the caucus to oppose H.R. 22 unless it is amended to weaken your collective bargaining rights in order to reduce your health benefits, pensions and salaries," an NALC e-alert reported.
Union members lobbied lawmakers and sent thousands of e-mails to Congress opposing the anti-worker proposal, which was dropped.
Postal Workers President Bill Burrus said his union is concerned about a Senate bill section that weakens workers' comp. It would require a three-day waiting period before injured workers start to get pay, unless their disability lasts longer than 14 days or is permanent. It also would cut retirees' benefits. H.R. 22 does not have those changes.
"Both bills preserve universal service and uniform rates. Both bills preserve the collective bargaining process and guarantee that health care and retirement benefits, which are currently guaranteed by law, will not become 'negotiable,'" Burrus added.
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A postal "reform" commission named by President George W. Bush advocated putting pay, health care and pensions up for grabs, while gutting collective bargaining rights, but lawmakers rejected those ideas.
This article was written by Press Associates, Inc., news service. Used by permission.
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By a 410-20 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a comprehensive postal “reform” bill, after backers made clear they would ignore an attempt by Republicans to gut workers’ collective bargaining rights.
The vote, taken the last week of July, sends the measure (H.R. 22) to the Senate, whose Governmental Affairs Committee approved its similar bill (S. 662) on June 22. The Senate may take it up in September, unless it gets stuck behind the battle over the Supreme Court.
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The Letter Carriers praised both measures, except for one Senate provision. The Senate bill “largely reflects the details of H.R. 22 and NALC has been working on both sides of the Capitol to shape legislation that strengthens the Postal Service and protects the rights and livelihoods of Letter Carriers and other postal employees,” the Postal Record said.
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“NALC plans to work closely” with Senate sponsors and other lawmakers “to ensure the bill that finally emerges is one that every Letter Carrier can enthusiastically support,” added union President William Young. The one Senate provision Young objected to would let USPS “bank” allowable but unused postage rate hikes. He said that could affect collective bargaining.
House Government Reform committee staffers said lawmakers made no major changes in H.R. 22. That derailed Republicans “who urged their colleagues in the caucus to oppose H.R. 22 unless it is amended to weaken your collective bargaining rights in order to reduce your health benefits, pensions and salaries,” an NALC e-alert reported.
Union members lobbied lawmakers and sent thousands of e-mails to Congress opposing the anti-worker proposal, which was dropped.
Postal Workers President Bill Burrus said his union is concerned about a Senate bill section that weakens workers’ comp. It would require a three-day waiting period before injured workers start to get pay, unless their disability lasts longer than 14 days or is permanent. It also would cut retirees’ benefits. H.R. 22 does not have those changes.
“Both bills preserve universal service and uniform rates. Both bills preserve the collective bargaining process and guarantee that health care and retirement benefits, which are currently guaranteed by law, will not become ‘negotiable,'” Burrus added.
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A postal “reform” commission named by President George W. Bush advocated putting pay, health care and pensions up for grabs, while gutting collective bargaining rights, but lawmakers rejected those ideas.
This article was written by Press Associates, Inc., news service. Used by permission.