Nation IN BRIEF : PENNSYLVANIA : Postal Bonuses Given Despite Agency Loss

Postal Service executives nationwide collected nearly $20 million in bonuses during a three-year period in which the agency lost more than $1.4 billion, according to 1988-90 bonus and budget figures obtained by the Pittsburgh Press under the Freedom of Information Act. During that period, the quasi-governmental agency lobbied for a rate increase to offset its losses. Postmaster General Anthony M. Frank said it was unfair to tie executive bonuses to the financial performance of the agency because it does not operate like a private business and cannot readily adjust its rates to cover losses.