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April 1, 2003 to September 30, 2003 has passed.
October 31, 2003 has passed.
Whatever happened to:

   Discussion between the APWU and the USPS has led
to an agreement that the Postal Service will petition the
Office of Personnel Management, no later than Feb. 2,
2003, for permission to offer retirement opportunities to all APWU-represented employees. This is a standard request, required by law, and the agreement will ensure that no group of employees will be excluded from the opportunity to request early retirement. This differs from the early out in 1992 when the Postal Service was able to exclude a substantial number of employees from applying. Further, this will provide an additional option for those adversely affected eligible employees identified for excessing from their installation. Federal law does not allow for a waiver of the penalties (e.g., 2 percent reduction for each year under the age of 55). The APWU is pursuing consideration of retirement incentives.

Maybe if the court and the arbitrator?
Oh, well...ROTC (Retired On The Clock!)
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