WASHINGTON (AP) — Union leaders are calling on the Postal Service to disavow a proposal to slash up to 120,000 jobs.

The National Association of Letter Carriers says the plan is "an outrageous show of bad faith." The comments came at the start of negotiations for a new labor contract for employees at the agency's second largest union.

The Postal Service announced the job-cutting plan last week, saying drastic action was needed. The agency faces a second year of losses totaling $8 billion or more.

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