tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post712134042362710294..comments2024-03-27T22:06:35.339-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: A smarter, smaller Postal Service?D. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-48323314486267298052009-03-06T06:46:00.000-10:002009-03-06T06:46:00.000-10:00Everyone is missing the big picture and they are a...Everyone is missing the big picture and they are all talking about the circumstances now. When all is said and done, the mail volume will be lower, employees will still want to receive more money. Volume will never increase enough to balance out the books, never. So either the USPS comes up with a way to downsize with conditions (without the unions dictating their demands) to match the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-3689373271010992592009-02-04T03:14:00.000-10:002009-02-04T03:14:00.000-10:00Doesn't anyone go away for the weekend? Not getti...Doesn't anyone go away for the weekend? Not getting mail on Saturday would be an obvious blessing and should have been done long ago.stocksystmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585696725702649951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-20917131430113467052009-01-30T04:15:00.000-10:002009-01-30T04:15:00.000-10:00Potter has not run the Postal Service into the gro...Potter has not run the Postal Service into the ground. Thank your politicians for that with their mandate for prefunding retirement and not allowing the USPS, until recently, to carry profits from year to year. When they finally allowed the USPS to operate more like a business, they slapped the prefunding requirement on. The PMG does not make a lot of money compared to other executives, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-29891369795413367252009-01-30T01:24:00.000-10:002009-01-30T01:24:00.000-10:00The business routes don't even deliver mail on Sat...The business routes don't even deliver mail on Saturday. They work it, and put it in a bucket for the next delivery day. <BR/><BR/>The mail volume is so low, that eliminating Saturday would create a more evenly distributed mail flow and a make it easier to work a full 8 hour day. No more slammed one day, light the next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-19903640576545078072009-01-29T17:27:00.000-10:002009-01-29T17:27:00.000-10:00Would no mail delivery on Saturday save the post o...Would no mail delivery on Saturday save the post office billions of dollars as Mr Potter stated. Well let just take a look at what will take place. Some companies will move away from the Post Office and revenue will be lost. Mail Clerks and Processors will be required to take more time to move 3days of mail which would put more mail volume on carriers thus causing overtime for both carriers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-28316136729589664882009-01-29T14:57:00.000-10:002009-01-29T14:57:00.000-10:00saturday would have to be the day; business to bus...saturday would have to be the day; business to business mail is the bulk of first class mail now...shutting down on a business day...would be incredibly bad managementAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-47999629227968662192009-01-29T13:58:00.000-10:002009-01-29T13:58:00.000-10:00that's a good one. USPS don't need those managemen...that's a good one. USPS don't need those management people who never ever work on saturdays.all the operations can be done without them on saturdays why they would be there on any other days?<BR/>but who will take this step of course they are the decision makersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-68397634551732206622009-01-29T13:51:00.000-10:002009-01-29T13:51:00.000-10:00No one is looking at the big picture. IF (A BIG I...No one is looking at the big picture. IF (A BIG IF) congress approves cutting ONE day of delivery; we're not only talking an increase of volume, we're talking about the loss of jobs. Potter also failed to mention that he's SAVING a boatload of money by the fuel prices dropping. Funny he failed to mention that. The "inspections" are doing with the plants being instructed to hide most of our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-13258172328427059912009-01-29T13:50:00.000-10:002009-01-29T13:50:00.000-10:00usps should cut their big management force ,I mean...usps should cut their big management force ,I mean "those who don't work on saturdays..." If any given day doesn't need them for the operation, what you all think? It's really a waste right? <BR/>also think about the HUGE money they withdraw as salaries.<BR/><BR/>So cut them at least like 50% not the workday or the poor workers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-85359947279463976902009-01-29T13:11:00.000-10:002009-01-29T13:11:00.000-10:00it seems to me that saturday is the logical choice...it seems to me that saturday is the logical choice. most businesses are closed on saturday and they're the only ones who "need" their mail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-15690543789326006322009-01-29T10:33:00.000-10:002009-01-29T10:33:00.000-10:00Not delivering mail on Saturday or Monday would cr...Not delivering mail on Saturday or Monday would create a 2 day period without mail because of Sunday.That won't happen. Tuesday would be also be a bad choice because many federal holidays fall on Monday, which would result in 3 consecutive days with no delivery. Wednesday should be given the most consideration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-57042377479328361332009-01-29T08:22:00.000-10:002009-01-29T08:22:00.000-10:00Eliminating a day of delivery sounds like an usefu...Eliminating a day of delivery sounds like an useful idea. For businesses that have concerns, there's always caller service and PO boxes. Delivery in those fashions is independent of on-premise delivery. The comment about "huge salaries" is off-base. Executive salaries were brought somewhat into line with private sector and international post positions. The old salary caps were destined to only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-203506988554012202009-01-29T08:14:00.000-10:002009-01-29T08:14:00.000-10:00The government can not run any business efficientl...The government can not run any business efficiently because they are not set up that way. Pay-For-Performance in the government is just set up for failure. When you get paid for numbers that don't measure up to excellence, make up some numbers that do. Hello, do you want the same type of people running your health care system that run any other government agency. No, I didn't think so. PFP is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-6271295382269617332009-01-29T07:51:00.000-10:002009-01-29T07:51:00.000-10:00I don't think anyone would consider not delivering...I don't think anyone would consider not delivering Saturday as it is next to Sunday when they don't deliver. Same with Monday. If they skip a day (which they obviously should do) it would be Tuesday or Wednesday. Last year at a postal forum I asked a bigwig from the New York office if they would consider cutting a day of service and he treated me like a moron for asking the question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-54784823252527766262009-01-29T07:28:00.000-10:002009-01-29T07:28:00.000-10:005 day work week with no Tues delivery in the summe...5 day work week with no Tues delivery in the summer months will bring what Deadtree would like. Closing down the P.O. period. Yes great manglement brings great ideas? Do you think it would be closed on Sat? Really!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-62445852035385782832009-01-29T05:24:00.000-10:002009-01-29T05:24:00.000-10:00So volume goes up for nearly 25 yrs and last few y...So volume goes up for nearly 25 yrs and last few yrs it levels off (read crisis according to management).We have around 100,000 fewer craft employees. Also carrier routes were adjusted, therefor more street time,and given avverage 16% overtime last yr, things should level out. In my mid-upper mid class area there is no drop in catalogs, and more letter size advertising than ever. <BR/>Management Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-32185940590595861492009-01-29T01:28:00.000-10:002009-01-29T01:28:00.000-10:00Potter has run the Postal Service into the ground....Potter has run the Postal Service into the ground. For years there are offices with clerks sitting around doing nothing and I'm talking post offices. He told the board he froze exec. salaries but didn't mention the huge salaries he and ALL his VP's got just before the freeze. Some posted on a website that the US has one president and one vice-president, have you counted how many VP's the US Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com