Post office wanting to stop Saturday mail delivery

[Lady's Human]

There are businesses which rely on Saturday delivery.

There are people who recieve their prescriptions by mail who rely on timely delivery.

The USPS needs to save money, but there are measures they can take to save money WITHOUT impacting delivery.

I could go on for pages about the USPS wasting money, but that's fine, it's all the fault of the Unions.

[kitten645]

Well if I counted on the USPS for anything let alone medications, I'd be dead!! I heard a news report that the main issue is that there are so many more addresses to deliver to that there just isnt' the funding or manpower to cover the additional expenses every year. I for one would be happy to volunteer home delivery for a PO box at a more central location I can pick up at my convenience. I wouldn't "count' on the USPS for anything. I pay my bills automatically online so the only thing I occasionally get other than junk mail, is a card or letter from family or friends.

[Marigold2]

I can't remember what Germany had 30 some years ago, might it have been two mail delivers on Sat?

[wombat2u2004]

None here on Saturdays....never has been.

[Cookiebaker]

Hmm, interesting topic. I would be so sad to stop getting mail on Saturdays. But, I can understand how in the last 15 years, so many people have stopped sending snail mail due to email, and stopped sending bills due to automatic online payments. I know that we personally go through one book of stamps in about 4 months -- yes, I bought one book right before Christmas, and its only half gone. That's not very much income to the USPS! But also, I would much more likely SEND more mail if it wasn't so darn expensive.

[wombat2u2004]

Hmm, interesting topic. I would be so sad to stop getting mail on Saturdays. But, I can understand how in the last 15 years, so many people have stopped sending snail mail due to email, and stopped sending bills due to automatic online payments. I know that we personally go through one book of stamps in about 4 months -- yes, I bought one book right before Christmas, and its only half gone. That's not very much income to the USPS! But also, I would much more likely SEND more mail if it wasn't so darn expensive.

I know US mail to overseas is very expensive.

[pomtzu]

I, for one, wouldn't miss Saturday delivery. That's one less day to sort thru all the junk mail.

I too, use the mail less all the time. With on line bill pay, a book of stamps lasts me a LONG time. I have gone paperless with most everything, I never write or receive letters (isn't that what email is for?), and about the only thing I use stamps for, is to send out greeting cards.

[gini]

There are businesses which rely on Saturday delivery.

There are people who recieve their prescriptions by mail who rely on timely delivery.

The USPS needs to save money, but there are measures they can take to save money WITHOUT impacting delivery.

I could go on for pages about the USPS wasting money, but that's fine, it's all the fault of the Unions.

Am I correct that the unions are not willing to make any concessions?

Do the unions ever do without? Have they cut their payroll and pensions and lifetime health coverage?

These are sincere questions for which I have no answers. This isn't intended to start any arguments!

[Cataholic]

Am I correct that the unions are not willing to make any concessions?

Do the unions ever do without? Have they cut their payroll and pensions and lifetime health coverage?

These are sincere questions for which I have no answers. This isn't intended to start any arguments!

If you have health insurance, thank a union.
If you have overtime, thank a union.
If you have vacation time, thank a union.
If you have suffered discrimination, and prevailed, thank a union.
If you are female, and work for 'equal pay', thank a union.
If you work in an environment with 'safety regs', thank a union.

And, btw, I am not union, have never been union, but, recognize the union's purpose and presence in today's current employment (or, should I say, Labor) environment.

[Asiel]

We've never had a Saturday postal delivery. Can't say that we miss it, we're used to it I guess. Nothing seems that important that it can't wait a few days. Here pension cheques or others are sent to make sure they come before a weekend so no one is out anything. For holidays the cheques come in earlier than their usual date. I also use the post for greeting cards only.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Well, when you are as isolated as I am, getting mail every day gives me something to look foreward too.

[Randi]

OK, when I was a child, we had the postman deliver mail at 8-9 in the morning and then again at 1-2pm - and he was nice too. These days it's once a day (including sat. though) and we don't even get it in our letterbox we all have in the door - oh no, now we have to go down the staircase to open a box with a key to get our mail. They recently put that up. What if people are sick or old and live on the top floor! What a service!

[king2005]

Canada doesn't have Sat/Sun deliveries, but the plants are still open. The postmen collect the mail, people sort it, & prep it for monday madness

With the internet n such, it is wise the USPS stop delivery on sat. It's such a waste of money. I get about 3 pieces of mail/month & I send out NO bills/yr. I only send out about 10 xmas cards. Thats pretty much no $ for the CPC from me. & how many others are in the same boat as myself? Hundreds? thousands?! The only thing I get int he mail on a bi-daily bases is junk mail that I don't even open. I toss it into recycling. Why open it when I can look at the one store I shop at online? It's so wasteful

[Lady's Human]

Canada doesn't have Sat/Sun deliveries, but the plants are still open. The postmen collect the mail, people sort it, & prep it for monday madness

With the internet n such, it is wise the USPS stop delivery on sat.

The postal service likes to claim the Internet is causing the decrease in mail volume..........but the high water mark for number of mailpieces was in 2006. Did they JUST invent the internet?

[Lady's Human]

One more item:

When you get your magazines dogeared and torn up? (It happens now, but it's going to get worse)

No, your carrier isn't reading the magazine..........it's the new equipment they have handling flats in some areas, which actually increase the cost per piece for handling, increases damaged mail by 50%, the internal auditing arm of the USPS has told them to halt deployment and further purchase of these machines, yet the Board of Governors has directed the USPS to actually accelerate the purchase of the machines.