To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Expand Opportunity For A Vibrant Public Post Office
The US Postal Service is guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States in Article 1, Clause 8, Section 7. We challenge The President of the United States of America and the full body of Congress to protect and enhance growth opportunities for the US Postal Service.
1. We support opening mail processing plants that have been closed in recent years. The USA needs more cities postmarking and processing mail.
2. Service standards for delivering mail are just too slow. We support returning mail service standards to levels before July 2012.
3. We support better staffing at retail counters in the post office. In many places the lines are way too long and revenue opportunities would improve by hiring more retail clerks.
4. We support offering new services at the post office counter to expand the opportunity to grow revenue. Some of these pilot programs could involve State and Local government to sell fishing and hunting licenses. The post office could also offer services to pay municipal traffic fines. Many postal customers ask postal clerks where they can get a fax sent or a document notarized. These services could be offered as well. Once these services are in place the addition of postal banking could be added.
5. We support expanding retail hours in suburban and rural post offices.
6. We support improving the maintenance of facilities in the post office. Many post offices need upgrades to heating and cooling systems creating a safety hazard for both employees and customers. This must be changed.
7. We support the repeal of HR 6407 the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. The Congressional Bill that requires the post office to prefund retiree healthcare benefits 75 years in advance. It also defines how a postal facility is to be closed.
8. We vehemently oppose any legislation that moves postal retirees into Medicare as a primary insurer. With the pre-funding of retiree healthcare benefits over the course of the last decade there is no reason to move postal retirees into Medicare. How many times do postal retirees have to pay for their health insurance?
1. We support opening mail processing plants that have been closed in recent years. The USA needs more cities postmarking and processing mail.
2. Service standards for delivering mail are just too slow. We support returning mail service standards to levels before July 2012.
3. We support better staffing at retail counters in the post office. In many places the lines are way too long and revenue opportunities would improve by hiring more retail clerks.
4. We support offering new services at the post office counter to expand the opportunity to grow revenue. Some of these pilot programs could involve State and Local government to sell fishing and hunting licenses. The post office could also offer services to pay municipal traffic fines. Many postal customers ask postal clerks where they can get a fax sent or a document notarized. These services could be offered as well. Once these services are in place the addition of postal banking could be added.
5. We support expanding retail hours in suburban and rural post offices.
6. We support improving the maintenance of facilities in the post office. Many post offices need upgrades to heating and cooling systems creating a safety hazard for both employees and customers. This must be changed.
7. We support the repeal of HR 6407 the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. The Congressional Bill that requires the post office to prefund retiree healthcare benefits 75 years in advance. It also defines how a postal facility is to be closed.
8. We vehemently oppose any legislation that moves postal retirees into Medicare as a primary insurer. With the pre-funding of retiree healthcare benefits over the course of the last decade there is no reason to move postal retirees into Medicare. How many times do postal retirees have to pay for their health insurance?
Why is this important?
The infrastructure of the post office is in great decline. The post office has been downsized for at least the last two decades. There is no need to continue this policy as the post office has no true financial crisis. It is a result of bad legislation. The solution is simple create post office friendly legislation and expand the post office.