Postal Processing Center Jobs Not Safe in Parts of Kansas
We have all heard how the U.S. Postal Service has trouble of their own when it comes to money. There isn't any bailout plans or federal aid for this part of the federal government. What they take in each month is what keeps them afloat, but that isn't enough considering what they have to pay in business costs each month.
There was a consolidation study done in Kansas to see where costs could be cut to keep the offices in the state going. With an estimation of over $10.5 million in cuts due to the proposed consolidations from the study just over 100 workers in the Kansas mail processing centers will lose their jobs.
While none of the proposed consolidations will move jobs out of the country, some of the consolidations could move the jobs to other centers to states like Amarillo, Texas. While one proposed consolidation would move to operations to Kansas City, since the Missouri side of the city wasn't mentioned, it sounds like the mail processing will stay in-state.
The processing centers affected either have had or will be having open-to-the-public meetings to hear concerns from the citizens of the areas for further input before making a decision. The rest of the open meetings will finish on Friday, December 1 in Hutchinson, Kansas at 7 p.m.
In Athens, Georgia, the same consolidation study was done during 2009 and the consolidation of their processing center was implemented in April 2010. Batesville, Arkansas; Beckley, West Virginia; Bloomington, Indiana; Bowling Green, Kentucky, and 33 other mail processing centers across the U.S. have already been consolidated to other nearby centers during April and June 2011.
There are as many case studies still open to decide the fate of many other processing facilities across the nation. This will lead to more layoffs in this area of the U.S. Postal Service before all is said and done. The paychecks of these postal employees run about $14 an hour for a part-time position depending on the area workers are hired in Kansas. How will all the consolidations affect the processing of mail so close to Christmas this year?
There was a consolidation study done in Kansas to see where costs could be cut to keep the offices in the state going. With an estimation of over $10.5 million in cuts due to the proposed consolidations from the study just over 100 workers in the Kansas mail processing centers will lose their jobs.
While none of the proposed consolidations will move jobs out of the country, some of the consolidations could move the jobs to other centers to states like Amarillo, Texas. While one proposed consolidation would move to operations to Kansas City, since the Missouri side of the city wasn't mentioned, it sounds like the mail processing will stay in-state.
The processing centers affected either have had or will be having open-to-the-public meetings to hear concerns from the citizens of the areas for further input before making a decision. The rest of the open meetings will finish on Friday, December 1 in Hutchinson, Kansas at 7 p.m.
In Athens, Georgia, the same consolidation study was done during 2009 and the consolidation of their processing center was implemented in April 2010. Batesville, Arkansas; Beckley, West Virginia; Bloomington, Indiana; Bowling Green, Kentucky, and 33 other mail processing centers across the U.S. have already been consolidated to other nearby centers during April and June 2011.
There are as many case studies still open to decide the fate of many other processing facilities across the nation. This will lead to more layoffs in this area of the U.S. Postal Service before all is said and done. The paychecks of these postal employees run about $14 an hour for a part-time position depending on the area workers are hired in Kansas. How will all the consolidations affect the processing of mail so close to Christmas this year?
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