“You probably aren’t wrong. Those temporary workers are not Union members, so they wouldn’t get the same pay or benefits that specifically apply to Civil Service employees, or the benefits that are negotiated in the contract.”
Civil Service employees? The USPS hasn’t been Civil Service for decades.
Didn't realize that. I thought their jobs were styled after most government positions, Civil Service job titles that bring higher grades, and more salary, and performance evaluation raises once a year. In the job I worked, every position from Lieutenant down is based on Civil Service exams. Captain and up are political appointees as I'm sure the USPS has that too. I know the Postal Service is Unionized, which caused me to believe that their hiring for permanent employees required the passing of a Civil Service test.