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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by pwg on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:44PM (#50432679)
> I assume this is there because their unions would strike

If postal employees are federal GS employees, they are not legally allowed to strike:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/7311

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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by eks391 on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:56PM (#50432828)
Exactly. Therefore "Have postal employees still be federal employees [...] because their unions would strike [...]" can be translated to "If we allow them to strike (by them not being federal employees), then they will strike".
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