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In reply to the discussion: A Letter From A Former Letter Carrier [View all]mikekohr
(2,312 posts)1). Name calling debases everything you post. Stop it. Because you do have a better understanding of the situation than most people and do have something to add to the discussion.
2). Profitability is not the question, it's the ability of the USPS to serve the customers in rural America more efficiently while still maintaining service to ALL of America. Replacing small town Post Offices with Rural Letter Carrier delivery actually accomplishes both of those goals.
3). Your claim that Rural Letter Carrier hardly ever provide their own vehicles is false. It may be true where you live but here in rural North Central Illinois nearly every rural carrier provides their own vehicle. LLV's (Postal vehicles) are povided on some hi density routes. We have few hi density routes here. Those are most numerous in rapidly expanding areas. The county I live in has lost population for the last 40 years.
4). Your claim that Rural Letter Carriers not chosing their days off is also false. Here, locally most Rural Letter Carriers that have a 5 day schedule, schedule off Monday and stick their RCA with the heavy mail volume day of the week. Sad but true. And yes it causes problems.
Most of the rest of your post is something we agree on. Cut back on the angry assumptions. You'll be a more effective communicator. And if you are involved in Union Organizing this will help you immensly in your efforts and the more Union workers we have in this nation the better off we all will be.