Postal Workers Protest Manufactured Crisis Privatization Efforts (From Republicans)

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Postal Workers Protest Manufactured Crisis Privatization Efforts
Posted on 27. Sep, 2011 by Justin McAffee in #occupylasvegas, U.S.



http://thenevadaview.com/?p=2661

Postal workers will protest downsizing, cuts, layoffs and privatization efforts today at Congressional district offices. They’re calling it a manufactured crisis. A 2006 law has mandated the United States Post Office fund FUTURE employees retirements (not current employees, yeah even people not born yet), costing the post office billions and what would otherwise be making a profit. Democracy Now reports, see video below (at link).

Congressional Republicans are so bent on private profit based everything, that they have intentionally given the postal service an impossible and irrational mandate. This is yet another example of the power that private market money has over OUR government. It’s part of a pervasive systematic attack on public employees and unions across the country.

The GOP is bent on putting more people into poverty, as hundreds of thousands of postal workers are looking at losing their jobs. This is not the time to increase unemployment, end contracts the postal service has with business, and increase the cost of postal services for struggling Americans and small businesses. This is ridiculous.

(more at link)

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One more Privatization Take Over attempt by GOP Corporate Thugs!

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1. K & R. n/t

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2. and what are democrats doing to un-manufacture this crisis? nt

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3. We must ask them to do more for sure! n/t

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6. +1

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4. Ed Schultz do to segment on this issue tonight on MSNBC - Watch for more info! n/t

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5. Kick and Recommend.

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7. They Are Across the Street

At Mike Kelly's Erie Pa office right now protesting. Solidarity Forever.

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8. Amen Brother! Solidarity! We are ALL in this boat together with 400 sharks in the water! n/t

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10. up to...

...our ass in alligators here in Erie! :o

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9. Wall Street Protesters Make it to the USPS Rally in Manhattan 4:50 p.m....

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