https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/08/12/postal-service-tears-up-collective-bargaining-and-drops-its-health-care-and-retirement-programs/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:50:05 -0400<![CDATA[Bowing to reality yesterday the U.S. Postal service notified its half million employees that they were tearing up their union collective bargaining contract and withdrawing from the federal government&#8217;s massive health and retirement plans.  The postal service also announced 120,000 layoffs in addition to the 100,000 that will leave the service through attrition.]]>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:55:31 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Pollock]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-pollock/2011/08/12/postal-service-tears-up-collective-bargaining-and-drops-its-health-care-and-retirement-programs-n151662