S. 1789: The 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012

The Senate passed S. 1789 on April 25, 2012, by a vote of 62 to 37. Conclusion

This report has described the scope of Postal Service collective bargaining and authority of Congress to modify employee-management relations by altering the scope of collective bargaining or terms of collective bargaining agreements. It also has summarized changes to collective bargaining proposed in H.R. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2011, H.R.
This report describes the scope of the collective bargaining authority that Congress has granted to the Postal Service and authority of Congress to modify employee-management relations by altering that scope or the terms of collective bargaining agreements. It also summarizes some provisions—H.R. 2309, the Postal Reform Act of 2011, and S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012, both of the 112th Congress—that relate to collective bargaining.
This report will be updated to reflect changes in relevant developments.