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Originally Posted by EnderD_503
Ah ok. I'm just wondering because here CUPW played/plays a big role in workers getting proper hours (excepting those who choose to work nights or weekends at the post office itself, not letter carriers evidently). Is a reduction in delivery days something the union over there has tried to push for, or are they happy to continue delivery on weekends? I'm just wondering like if closing branches vs. cutting delivery was something the service itself decided or whether it's something the union has also backed.
Sorry for lack of lucidity.
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I'm not sure what the Union says about only Mon-Fri delivery days. I do know the Union does support removing the 10 yr advance funding of the retirement fund. That advance funding is really driving the budget problems.
The strongest and largest unions left in the US are government employee unions. Overall union membership is less than 25% of the workforce...I don't remember the exact number but I do think it's closer to 20%. Reagan started busting the unions (starting with the Air Traffic Controllers Union) in the 80's and it has been very successful.
40 hour work weeks are standard (for the entire country) with overtime payed for more than 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. As far as I know Sat/Sun is no different than weekdays. Nothing special about those 2 days. There is holiday pay if you work on certain holidays...but not all of them unless you work for the government.
I'm sure staff would be cut some if Sat delivery is done away with. The question also would be about leaving the branches open for business on Sat. I think branches are open until noon on Saturdays, but are always closed on Sun and federal holidays.