How Many Postal Workers Will Consolidations Affect?
March 1, 2012
The Postal Service’s recent announcement that it has approved 223 mail processing facilities for consolidation has prompted questions about how many employees in the various crafts and areas will be affected. The chart below shows the numbers — based on current complements.
The numbers will change dramatically over time, however, because, on average, approximately 400 employees leave the Postal Service every pay period. As a result, the number of affected employees will vary from the figures below.
|
Customer Service |
Mail Processing |
|
% of Mail Processing Clerks |
Percent of Total |
|||
|
Career |
PSEs |
Clerks |
PSEs |
Impact |
|||
|
CAP METRO Total |
7,802 |
530 |
6,393 |
933 |
924 |
12.61% |
5.90% |
|
EASTERN Total |
11,040 |
745 |
8,958 |
1,398 |
3,315 |
32.01% |
14.97% |
|
GREAT LAKES Total |
8,753 |
483 |
7,856 |
1,094 |
1,413 |
15.79% |
7.77% |
|
NORTHEAST Total |
13,155 |
706 |
9,128 |
947 |
2,527 |
25.08% |
10.56% |
|
PACIFIC Total |
8,709 |
405 |
7,056 |
682 |
1,161 |
15.00% |
6.89% |
|
SOUTHWEST Total |
13,746 |
703 |
10,244 |
1,275 |
2,711 |
23.54% |
10.44% |
|
WESTERN Total |
12,484 |
686 |
9,693 |
1,079 |
1,736 |
16.12% |
7.25% |
|
Total |
75,689 |
4,258 |
59,328 |
7,408 |
13,787 |
20.66% |
9.4% |
|
Maintenance |
Impact |
Percent |
MVS |
Impact |
Percent |
|||
|
CAPITAL METRO Total |
3,498 |
104 |
342 |
9.49% |
1,443 |
61 |
72 |
4.79% |
|
EASTERN Total |
5,299 |
134 |
1,522 |
28.01% |
1,748 |
71 |
275 |
15.12% |
|
GREAT LAKES Total |
4,649 |
24 |
710 |
15.19% |
1,568 |
50 |
41 |
2.53% |
|
NORTHEAST Total |
5,597 |
121 |
1,385 |
24.22% |
2,296 |
47 |
336 |
14.34% |
|
PACIFIC Total |
4,033 |
62 |
502 |
12.26% |
1,415 |
54 |
33 |
2.25% |
|
SOUTHWEST Total |
6,645 |
180 |
1,545 |
22.64% |
1,834 |
93 |
330 |
17.13% |
|
WESTERN Total |
5,669 |
113 |
942 |
16.29% |
1,452 |
86 |
27 |
1.76% |
|
Total |
35,390 |
738 |
6,948 |
19.23% |
11,756 |
462 |
1,114 |
9.12% |