Postal Service to Add Thousands of Union Jobs in 2014

Government Executive: The U.S. Postal Service will soon add thousands of union jobs to its rolls, a major postal labor group announced Monday.

Thanks to an independent arbitration ruling earlier this month, USPS will add or convert at least 9,000 jobs previously held by part-time, non-union employees to bargaining unit positions. At least 3,000 of those jobs will be filled by full-time, career employees, according to the American Postal Workers Union.

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