"...Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said Tuesday that incentives will be offered to woo some of the 150,000 eligible employees to retire.
"We're going to offer incentives as we move from six to five day delivery," Donahoe told a House hearing on Tuesday.
More than one out of every four career employees is now able to retire, Donahoe said, and another 100,000 reach retirement eligibility in the next five years.
Donahoe said at the hearing he'd like to winnow down the number of career employees to about 400,000 from a headcount that numbers 551,570, according to the agency..."
"We're going to offer incentives as we move from six to five day delivery," Donahoe told a House hearing on Tuesday.
More than one out of every four career employees is now able to retire, Donahoe said, and another 100,000 reach retirement eligibility in the next five years.
Donahoe said at the hearing he'd like to winnow down the number of career employees to about 400,000 from a headcount that numbers 551,570, according to the agency..."
