Postmaster General Testifies on Reforming the U.S. Postal Service

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U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner testified on improving the Postal Service's business operations before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

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U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner testified on improving the Postal Service’s business operations before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental…

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[RammerJammer]

U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner testified on improving the Postal Service's business operations before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Postmaster General Testifies on Reforming the U.S. Postal Service - Ruralinfo.net

U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner testified on improving the Postal Service’s business operations before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental…

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Rand Paul has all the answers to save the taxpayers & USPS; hiring freeze and 4 days a week delivery. No more RCAs and slash all our salaries. He really has all our interests at heart.

 

[ATCBigE]

Rand Paul has all the answers to save the taxpayers & USPS; hiring freeze and 4 days a week delivery. No more RCAs and slash all our salaries. He really has all our interests at heart.

He is a tool. Let me respond to his solution.

#1 Hiring Freeze

How about we train people better that we hire. So many people apply quit then apply again. It's ridiculous.

#2 4 days a week.

I would love to see my route 4 days a week. Mondays would be nightmare and let's just says no deliver Tuesday, Wednesday would be ugly. My plant, the worst in the nation according to current PMG, would have a blast.

#3 & #4

Already had no RCA for 29 months. Already had salary slashed by 11k. I think I have done my fair share.

The answer is pretty straight forward to a lot of people. If I was in charge of USPS, here would be the real answer.

#1 Cut management down
#2 Close smaller offices that are very close to other offices

I.E. My office has 4 RMPO, 3 of them are literally a straight drive from each other within 3 miles of each other. You close 3 of them, you could save roughly 400k a year. Close all 4, it would be closer to 550-600k.

You start with these 2 things, you could easily save plenty of money and HONESTLY give carriers a reasonable raise.

 

[Gotrope]

If anyone watched the hearing, it was not very promising for any stakeholders.

 

[K]

I don't ever want to see the PMG before congress without the president of each Union. Congress will never get a honest picture of what is going on just by talking to a couple execs.

One more thing to add to ATCBigE, Make grievance payouts one of the metrics for managements "score" for the year(bonus).

 

[hockey94]

The metrics for bonuses has to be based on things that cannot be FUDGED by any level of mgt.

 

[RammerJammer]

I hope Steiner immediately called management in St Louis and said thanks a lot for making me look like egg on my face for not reporting that massive amount of ditched mail discovered 2 months ago. No chance so any bonuses for you for the rest of your career.

 

[Voglio-il mio]

I hope Steiner immediately called management in St Louis and said thanks a lot for making me look like egg on my face for not reporting that massive amount of ditched mail discovered 2 months ago. No chance so any bonuses for you for the rest of your career.

That Senator was an A-hole, I felt bad for Steiner for the way he was treated. The Senator had a valid issue but could have presented it in a way that would instill cooperation not angst.

 

[RammerJammer]

That Senator was an A-hole, I felt bad for Steiner for the way he was treated. The Senator had a valid issue but could have presented it in a way that would instill cooperation not angst.

It happened in his state, that’s the way I’d want my Senator to act if they found piles of ditched mail including tax returns & other stolen or missing mail. I bet most of his constituents would want the one or ones responsible head on a stick.

 

[calimailman]

That Senator was an A-hole, I felt bad for Steiner for the way he was treated. The Senator had a valid issue but could have presented it in a way that would instill cooperation not angst.

Watching Steiner for me was like watching my local management. Exactly like them.

Not aware, will get to the bottom of it. Not exactly ringing endorsement of his qualifications for running the service, let alone fixing it.

To be honest, the way the Senator treated him made me feel good. It's exactly how i'd love to talk to them.

 

[RammerJammer]

What you talking bout Louis, what mail? Ain’t nothing gone stop me from takin my bonuses.

 

[calimailman]

What you talking bout Louis, what mail? Ain’t nothing gone stop me from takin my bonuses.

We get beeps on scanners for loading and EOS duties to make sure we are on task and PMG gets big bonuses to be completely unaware of what's going on at USPS.

 

[PapahSmurf]

$307,000\2080hrs=86 days 16 hrs $147.59 per hour bonus. Or $11,807 per pay period….

Where is their Table 2?

 

[PapahSmurf]

$307,000\2080hrs= $147.59 per hour bonus. Or $11,807 per pay period….

Where is their Table 2?

 

[johnwayne]

Rand Paul was completely out of touch. Hawley at least had a legitimate gripe. I havent watched the entire thing, just clips. Somehow the top heavy management never came up as a topic, at least that i saw. its the old government joke.
hire a man to deliver mail
decide he needs a boss
decide he needs a trainer
decide he needs to be watched by an outsider
find out the business is not profitable
fire the delivery man.