To Postal Workers, No Mail Is ‘Junk’

Leaving it with a laugh. One time I wee-weed in a big 20 ounce cup in the back of the mail truck -- I REALLY had to go -- and no bathroom within the 1/2 mile allowable distance. I hope the Post Office does okay, I want someone who is accountable for what I believe is important. They have a Complaint Form that you can fill out and you will receive a response to your complaint. And, if you don't receive a delivery that is guaranteed on time, the sender can receive a refund. And that means one minute late. Postal people make pretty good money, but have you ever seen a postal employee with a really nice house in an upscale neighborhood with a really good car? Not usually unless other members of the household are gainfully employed.

How about we all go on a three day schedule, that works for me. Oh wait do we still get paid for 5 or 6 or do we just do 5 or 6 days work in three for three days pay?

if the post office is hurting, why dont they go to a 3 day delivery schedule. Do we really need the mail six days a week, especially if 52% of it is junk and i know that figure is higher in my mailbox. I get my Newsweek on Tue., but i can get it on Wed.

You know the population is growing -- routes are getting longer, more deliveries to make every day. And not everyone receives "junk" mail. But the letter carrier will carry that one piece of "junk" mail to your door or mail receptical the same as he does your first class mail, such as your monthly check. And, if you are disabled or unable to retrieve your mail from your box, arrangements can be made so that the carrier can place the mail in a receptical that is accessible -- and yes, that often means parking the truck, curbing the tires, unfastening the seatbelt, and dismounting the truck and walking to the designated drop-off. This takes a little longer than just driving by and opening a box and moving on, but the Postal Service does this as a courtesy. And alot of your letter carriers keep an eye on these same customers to make sure they are all right. This isn't about saving money or being slow, it is about being compassionate.

We can not afford more people losing jobs. Let it be until we can not sustain any more.

Save the Postal Service AND lower postal rates -

The Postal Service can eliminate mail carrier positions and require all postal customers to subscribe or rent a PO box. Customers would have to drive to the PO (or new satellite PO's) to pick up mail...but hey' I'd do that twice a month to pick up any non-emailed bills (this could conserve on gas for both USPS or customers and a hefty payroll too.) As for junk mail, it "should' be eliminated, especially with everyone wanting to go "green."

In the battle with e-mail, aand just to behave like a modern corporation that maximizes its income by charging what the market will bear, the USPS must adopt a policy the reverse of its present one and charge MORE for bulk (junk) mailers, and let that subsidize and drive down the price of personal, first class mail. In this world, to offer deep discounts to commercial operators and charge private individuals double makes no sense.

You are also seeing a big push towards contract delivery and non exclusive use of your mailbox. This will have an impact on you directly. First the mailers can and will be delivered by anyone, right into your mailbox which is prohibited now.
Second, the contract delivery people will be less likely to be of the same calipher of your mailman. I think big business is behind this as a do not mail list is possible, therefore if these 2 proposals get put into place, anyone and everyone can use your mailbox to deliver their itemd to you. Thyere will be no one place to call to solve a problem, and your regular mail will be at least visible to anyone delivering other items. Another possibility is when will these others be delivering? The PO delivers during business hrs for the most part. What will stop contract delivery workers who take on more than they can deliver, or get behind for whatevre reason. Will they be in your neighborhoods all hrs of the day or night? Who are they? The vast majority of Postal workers often are neighbors or from neiboring towns. Given all this "junk mail" may be a bargain. So be carefule what you wish for. And anyone can plant a tree, you don't need a company using that as a crutch to increase their business. Sounds like just another gimmick to get you to pay $20.00 for something you could do yourself for free if that was your desire.

All the post office has to do is raise the rates on bulk mail and a lot of it will end. On the other hand the price we pay for letters and parcels will likely rise. The PO always paid others to transport the mail, usually airlines, how ever my guess is as their on time ratings faltered, other options like Fed Ex were used. Also the PO does deliver many items that originate with UPS, FEDEX, and DHL. It's referred to as the last mile. I think that as long as the mail truck is going to your house, this is a better idea rather than have the other 3 also send a truck to your block all on the same day. The problem is that in doing that the PO is not getting the letter mail out as quickly as it could. Also while most bulk mail is thrown out, it usually goes into your towns recycle program, which generates revenue for your town. by ending junk mail, you will likely pay higher waste management fees.
The point is I dislike when I hear these half baked solutions when the whole story is not apparent. For the record , Ebay sellers and other home shippers are now able to have items picked up at their homes for no extra charge, I do not believe you can even get that from Fedex or UPS. Again thats great for the user but unfair to the Postal workers who are not being compensated for these added benefits provided to the user. If you save a trip to the Post Office you should expect to pay for the convience, I would! The bigger problem is the political mailers that get mailed for free by your elected officials who use the "Franking" privilage. For those who don't know, there was a politician who was in office and took to dropping his mail in the mail box without stamps, when confronted he reasoned that as a "public servant" he was entitled to have his mail delivered at no cost to him. Well that was way back when the Postal Service was still a full fledged Goverment operation, which is not the case nowadays. The practice is still used and you can see it when in lieu of a stamp an elected official signs their name in place of a stamp. Well so much for fairness, as any non incumbent cannot use the privilege, but their 2nd or 3rd class mail is generally treated as first class . Again they get first class service at much lower rates. They will even get extraordinary delivery to the local Post office especiaslly close to election day. Why you ask? well the Post office still needs congress to get rates and raises in place so you won't find too many Postal employees looking to bite the hand that writes the checks.

My postal carrier continually delivers the wrong mail to my house and my mail to the wrong address. I have missed mortgage bills, jury summons alerts, medical info and credit card bills. Thankfully, most of my neighbors bring my misdelivered mail to me and I do the same for them but sometimes those important pieces just never show up. This includes packages. Repeated complaints to the Post Office have brought nothing but repeated assurances that the problem will be taken care of. In 2 years time it has not. They promise to contact me by phone, email or in person yetr I have never been contacted at all. I send everything of value by UPS or FedEx now. The Post Office can go out of business for all I care. They are a junk business dealing in junk mail.