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In reply to the discussion: A Letter From A Former Letter Carrier [View all]rdharma
(6,057 posts)2. We're behind you brothers and sister of the USPS!
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what's the distinction between a 'rural letter carrier' and usps? you mean a contractor?
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#6
A Rural Letter Carrier is an employee of the United States Post Office (USPS),
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#10
a part-timer, i believe. that's what i thought. we have them here, and so far as i know they're
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#11
if they are full-time employees, just like other employees, then there's no cost-savings involved
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#13
Wrong! A rural letter carrier can deliver many small villages in an hour or so
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#14
So could a regular postal worker, then. But regular postal workers don't do it, there's a separate
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#16
A Rural Letter Carrier IS a "regular" Postal worker. These customers would continue to be served
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#20
You contradict yourself in your very own post. And you work for UPS, so quit pretending to be
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#31
Post Script: Yesterday the Post Office announced major reductions in many of the small/tiny offices
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#25
That's another wonderful idea that shrub and Potter (former Post Master General) pushed
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#18
Correct. There were 5 different unions for the 13 employees of the last Post Office I worked in
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#41
Yes, I agree consolidation could help avoid turf wars and improve flexibility, etc.
OrwellwasRight
Feb 2013
#48
The 75 year pre-payment is just one of the big issues facing the USPS and is the easiest to fix
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#49
The problems I address existed long before the 2006 "cluster F" imposed by the Repukes in Congress
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#42
Wrong! Rural Letter Carriers, employees of the USPS, will deliver the mail to their homes
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#40
That's my point. If we don't allow the needed changes the USPS will fold under it's own weight.
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#50
thanks for the information. that sounds more logical. can you add some detail about the
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#19
A little bit of knowledge is dangerous and your headline debases your argument,
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#23
And some reading comprehension might allow you to reach rational conclusions.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#32
There are 5 post offices within 2 miles of my house -- so it's not just a rural problem
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#27
there are two po's within 5 miles of my home; but 3 ups & 4 fedex offices. i guess they have
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#36
Are you counting drop boxes, former Kinko's, franchised UPS stores, and affiliates like Staples?
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#37
i'm counting stores labeled ups & fed ex in the phone book that have telephone numbers and
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#38
Now we are getting somewhere. Congress, as well as we, have to allow the Post to adapt
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#43
Repubs mandating funding pensions for unborn people is designed to kill the Post Office
upi402
Feb 2013
#33
And here's another piece that has actual facts as opposed to the Libertarian swill
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#46
A load of codswallop written in jargon. The article completely ignores every salient issue.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#58
Since you have ignored every bit of factual information that I and others have presented you
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#61
There were similar "concerns" when the Post Office eliminated twice a day delivery
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#59