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  There are many examples of what should not be done, and laying people off during the worst ecomonic decline in history is not the right time for the post office to lay off people or try to stream line too much. In Europe while one countries economy was wavering the government decided to privatize it's most profitable (not for profit) organizations (which was one of it's largest employers) and when they privatized the company it collapsed the countries economy. There are times to panic, and there are times to reflect on past mistakes, and move forward by correcting them, but certainly not illimanting them. The postal service still provides one of the most efficient, cheapest, most counted on product in all times. There needs to be more advertising, and using the small city carrier vehicles to deliver to rural routes is the most engenious ideas yet. Much thanks to the person who finally had it implemented. This is a great form of advertising our products. Let keep moving it! Our futures are counting on it!

  Heather Bell Posted October 5, 2008 5:33 AM
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  They have spent too many millions and wasted too many productive work hours by trying (and succeeding) to screw honest, hard working american veterans who try to gain employment with them. The politics involved in a veteran getting a fair shake (they rarely do) have resulted in millions and millions of dollars wasted in conducting discrimination against vets who have served this country. The postal board of governors and the MSPB should have been smarter than this long ago and they should go with them.

  Charlie Posted April 25, 2007 7:30 PM
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  The USPS has no need for Layoffs. All they have to do is open a window for VERA to CSRS employees (both craft and management)and this could bring a tremendous reduction in Labor costs as most of these employees are presently compensated at the top of their respective pay scales and could be replaced with much younger, eager and lower paid career employees. The problem is that the USPS is not ready to face the mass exodus that could result from an Early Retirement Offer.

  GovExec.com reader Posted April 18, 2007 1:36 PM
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  Does the Postmaster or House Subcommittee know that what "career" letter carriers left are being worked to death and expected to keep to a schedule no matter what the weather or volume? They have too many supervisors breathing down their necks to deliver too much in too little time so it looks good when they are rated, so they get bonuses--the workers get nothing. The first class letters have been reduced but the more time consuming mail (bulk/junk) has grown! The career employees are an aging group of dedicated people that cannot keep up as their bodies wear out.

  Diane Reever Posted April 18, 2007 8:18 AM