[dynachrome]

Interesting. Under Pres. Bush there would have been screaming headlines

[taxtruth]

Here comes another bailout story.

[DustyMoment]

Postal unions seek White House help on pay, benefits

Which they'll get under zero.

[Crazieman]

Awesome. File this under holy crap for me. I’m only still working in the postal service for security until it seems like i can start my small business without getting taxed to death.

[Sig Sauer P220]

Oh great, the gubmit is going to take over the postal system now. Wait a minute,,,,,,,,,,

[unixfox]

Here's a clue to the USPS.

GET RID OF DEAD WEIGHT! If your losing business because people are NOT using your service it may be a sign you need to change with the times!

Just my .44 cents worth.

[PhiKapMom]

NO! NO!~ NO!

These postal unions already pay very little for healthcare versus what the rest of the Federal employees have to pay something like we pay ten times more a month then the postal workers.

They are the most pampered group of federal employees there are but they are not subject to Civil Service rules but want all the perks.

This is a big fat NO to more benefitis — time to privatise the Post Office and make it efficient! Let companies bid to run the post office. It takes five days for a first class letter to travel from Orlando, FL, to Norman, OK.

[US Navy Vet]

OK Let’s just bring the Postal Clowns into the “Social Security””System”. THAT should solve ALL of their problems.

[ken21]

usps and their over-paid unions allowed fedex, ups etc take away their profit center.

would you want the u.s. government running your health care?

[Buckeye McFrog]

and if they send out IOU’s, odds are they will be delivered to the wrong address...

[freespirited]

The source is the unions. It just might be BS.

[SueRae]

There was a Republican proposal to use postal workers to conduct the census. I don’t know where it is in the process but there is a proposition that actually makes sense. And it would have saved 600m. (I think - the numberstodssed around these days are so large, i can’t keep them straight)

[ASOC]

I am not always real happy with my letter carrier, but the folks at the local office have always been friendly, if not rushed.

Living in Alaska the USPA is about the only way to get ‘stuff’ up here at reasonable cost.

I ordered a device from seattle, the vendor would ONLY use UPS/FedEX because they pickup. Free shipping - except to AK and HI. Cost of shipping $36 on a $3 item

By using USPS I usually save 1/2 or more and I don’t mind waiting the couple of extra days.

So the USPS does have some happy customers, or at least folks more than willing to use the service.

[Renkluaf]

Barack the Magnificient should appoint a czar who will in turn force a merger between USPS, UPS and Fedex. The combined unit will then be forced into a pre-packaged bankruptcy afterwhich the postal union will own 40% of newco, the Federal government will own 40% (but it really doesn't want to), the Postal Czar will get 10% and the shareholders of UPS and Fedex get 10%.

Hey, works for me!