U.S. Postal Service: Few Craft People Earned More Than Their Postmasters, but Adequacy and Reasonableness of Pay Differences Remain Unclear.

摘要

This report responds to your request for information on the U.S. Postal Service's (Service) pay practices for postmasters who supervise craft employees, including information on the Service's use of a Supervisory Differential Adjustment (SDA) that the Service applies to the pay of first line supervisors to help ensure that they earn more than their craft employees. As you know, the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 (1970 Act) requires that the Service pay wages comparable to the private sector. It also requires that the Service provide adequate and reasonable pay differences between clerks and carriers and their supervisors, such as postmasters, although the 1970 Act does not specify what constitutes adequate and reasonable differences. Furthermore, the 1970 Act requires the Service to consult with supervisor and postmaster organizations when planning and developing pay policies and other programs relating to their members.