The Washington Post, August 12, 2011, Friday

The Washington Post

August 12, 2011, Friday

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Postal Service proposal to break contracts blasted by unions

By Alec MacGillis and Lisa Rein, Published: August 12

Kate Bronfenbrenner, a labor expert at Cornell University, said that for Congress to approve breaking labor contracts would be unprecedented. But Kerry Korpi of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees said the proposal was in keeping with the times.

“We’ve seen politicians around the country . . . who are using the economic crisis as an excuse to take away our members’ rights and benefits,” she said. “The specific recipe might vary, but this looks like the same cookbook.”

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