APWU Urges PRC To Make Repeal of Prefunding Mandate a Priority

APWU Urges PRC To Make Repeal of Prefunding Mandate a Priority : PostalReporter News Blog: "Repealing a provision of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act is “so critical to the welfare of the Postal Service” that it should be the exclusive focus of a report to the president and Congress on the effectiveness of the law, the APWU wrote to the Postal Regulatory Commission on Feb. 1. The provision, which requires the Postal Service to pre-fund health benefits, costs the Postal Service more than $5 billion annually and has driven the USPS to the brink of insolvency."