In my 33 year experience as a letter carrier, postal management would generally find purpose in fixing things that weren’t broken. The resultant chaos would throw workers off balance and erode productivity. Every new boss would try to “reinvent the wheel.” Occasionally, a new manager would work with the employees, but that was a rarity. […]
Our Post Office is being hijacked
“They told us not to speak to the press.” Maria, my letter carrier, anxiously blurted out. She continued saying- that the local postmaster made a rare appearance on the workroom floor today, swooping around in a nervous frenzy, cautioning the carriers to “keep mum.” I relayed to Maria, that when I was a carrier, if […]
Save the Post Office
U.S. MAIL is NOT FOR SALE Do you like getting your mail and parcels delivered at or close to your address, and in a timely fashion six days per week? Well, if your answer is “Yes,” than you need to read on. Back in 2006, President George W. Bush and his cohorts manufactured a one-of-a-kind debt […]
Fathers’ Day
There was a video I watched where a young girl asked Bernie Sanders, “Would you be my father?’ He answered, “No, but I’ll be your President.” George Washington, as the first president, became known as “The Father of America,” and ever since then the presidential title and fatherhood have become synonymous. What makes a father […]