Comments on: USPS lost $1.1 billion in third quarter

By: JIM

JIM — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:57:10 +0000

Are clerks being excessed to letter carriers and if they are do they come in as full time letters carriers?

By: Herman

Herman — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:28:28 +0000

Ok ! Keep Saturday delivery.
And delivery Sunday too. What the heck.

By the way have you all watched UPS and Fedex stock lately.

By: emilio

emilio — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:47:47 +0000

I agree with doing whatever it takes to reduce the defecit and increase revenue, however doing away with Saturday delivery alone will not help as much as sitting down with the unions and redo the contract in so far as the no lay off no reduction in force agreement. You can do without Saturday delivery but what are you going to do with all those employees who are garanteed 40 hours per week even after you eliminate part times and Temporary employees? Someone needs to make the hard choices.

By: EAS-21

EAS-21 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:57:08 +0000

Whats the shocker, every day I read the newspaper to see yet another sector impacted by this economy. My clerks and carriers work long hard hours to deliver the hard copy that makes this country great!

How many times have you read ” Today a real estate agent found an Elderly Homebound Customer on the floor “. Do not think of the Mail Carrier as just another Delivery Person, many are involved in the community’s they deliver in.

One of my carriers goes to her patrons house’s on her off day to run errands and has even cut there lawns!

When was the last time your Cable Guy did that?

I do not want to sound negative but Carriers are a very important part of this dream we all call AMERICA, dont ever forget that.

By: brian

brian — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:09:52 +0000

did anyone read- includes 1.4 billion to fund retiree obligations, in essence actually made a profit !!

By: Harry L Harvill

Harry L Harvill — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:03:41 +0000

This is but one more proof of a slowing economy. The Saturday Delivery should be elinimnated. The resulting Labor Savings would be significant enough to carry the PS forward in face of their many challenges. Time to really think out of the Box. The PS does not owe every person in America a job. There are enough Ready Retirement Employes to do the numbers painlessly. Wake up Unions before it is too late for you! The coice is simple!!!

By: enufisenuf

enufisenuf — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:22:45 +0000

what the heck? it’s only money.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:22:42 +0000

Herman – Saturday deliveries are usually done by part-time or temporary workers making substantially less than full time drivers or city carriers. There is no overtime involved. Further, these workers get no health care or other benefits from the USPS.

Most likely if Saturday delivery were suspended; there would be more people against it than for it. People are used to getting their mail 6 days a week. With many folks getting checks, cards, and packages delivered, I doubt very much that this would be a popular plan.

What the USPS could do is advertise more re their priority package delivery and cater more the the larger companies that do mail order and internet sales. There is competition BUT USPS has far better rates than the other carriers AND they do deliver on Saturdays without additional surcharges.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:13:09 +0000

I agree, stop Saturday delivery. Ignorance would be the only thing I can see preventing it.

By: Cliff Claven

Cliff Claven — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:37:01 +0000

If someone showed me they care about the customer, the operation, and those working for them then I be concerned !
But I have worked too many places prior to coming to USPS were (2) sets of books were very common!
So, don’t blow a smoke screen as if we car (we do to a degree) but honesty must prevail first!
I have had 18 years deception lie after lie presented to me to date prior to USPS.
Then a onslaught of 21+ after entering the USPS.
Now, what do you ‘expect me to do’ wish your reporting with open arms? sorry I don’t enter lions cages, not knowing were the lion may be??

A Worker………