USPS Office of Inspector General

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  ROBERT CUGNO

  WILL THE POSTAL CARRIER MAIL A PARCEL FOR ME

  Apr 16, 2017

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  Pete Mertzanis

  Collect household batteries (D, C , A, AA AAA, and 9 volt, perhaps others). Supposedly these may be throw out with the trash, but who would drink from a pitcher full of corroding batteries and water? Used batteries in a waste dump are not safe for the environment and are a loss of quality raw materials. Rule would be that batteries would have to be placed into transparent bags no larger than a 1 quart size, and be the designated type battery. Perhaps USPS would charge for the bags, with recycling mandatory (this may be taking this too far.) USPS could contract with a recycler to dispose of the batteries. Initially this might be at cost or a loss, but with a steady volume of batteries delivered to it, a vendor would surface to buy the batteries. USPS costs would be temporary storage and transport (as needed) to a disposal vendor. If necessary, Congress could underwrite the start-up as a public service/environmental initiative, and perhaps have a tax on battery sales.

  Jul 23, 2014

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  Grayson

  Postal carriers could take the time to know the names of people on their routes -- like in the "olden days." I shipped a package to my sister, who lives a block away from the Post Ofice in Lansdowne, PA and because I didn't remember to write S. Landsdown Avenue on the (priority mail) package, it was returned to me, as "unknown." It was my fault, but having a carrier who gave a darn would have helped.

  Nov 02, 2012

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  Valerie Davis

  The carriers already do enough and we also deliver the last mile. We donot need to take jobs away from other people, we are still trying to hold on to our own jobs with the USPS trying to cut 120,000 jobs soon. If you need to adjust routes so rural carriers don't have to work six days every week due to smaller route...make them bigger and let us do our job!!!

  Jan 31, 2012

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  Renny

  With new duties. Mail carriers will demand hefty raises. USPS can't afford this!

  Jan 31, 2012

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  Anonymous

  I work for the postal service. How about delivering pizza for the service . We could work for the United States Pizza Service! Wouldn't have to change any of the lettering on the trucks! Still the USPS!

  Jan 31, 2012

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  sarah

  I don't think that's a good idea. I am a mail carrier and we have enough responsibilities while we are out on our routes. With all the route adjustments and our routes are getting longer and we do not get any more time to do a longer route how are we suppose to stop and check a meter and record that information? We get pivots almost everyday and if we are running late we get in trouble how are we suppose to do more work? We are getting hurt just trying to deliver the mail I couldn't imagine doing more in the same time with the same pay. If we did more, we are only taking away someone elses job and the economy is bad enough. I thought the government was trying to produce jobs not take them away?

  Jan 31, 2012

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  emmanuel

  this would be rediculous to make people learn new jobs. efficiency comes with looking at the processes used ina a specificx job. efficiency is never about diverse activvities by one person, this is how the safety pin process changed mass production.

  Jan 29, 2012

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  Linda

  Being a postal carrier is a really hard and intense work. Why then not make surgeons do massage during the surgery, just because they have access to the body (who cares about fixing the patient)? Why not train every taxi driver to be a professional DJ, just to make extra money (and who cares about safe driving)? Why not teach your local plumber to be a doctor, teacher, baker, dentist etc as well? Why care about profession and specific job properly done at all? Sorry if I sound too rude. But I don't really thing it's a good idea.

  Jan 23, 2012

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  Vector

  Making postal carriers jacks of all trades is a plausible idea, but not very realistic with the workload they currently have.

  Jan 18, 2012

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  Anonymous

  It seems unthinkable to add additional responsibilities to carriers who already have the increasing responsibility of scanning accountable items, the constant pressure of time constraints and delivery deadlines, and the continuous threat of discipline for any misstep. The only feasible compromise would be to decrease the carriers’ workload to accommodate the added duties. Other issues to contemplate are: contractual restrictions, safety concerns, and training/competency limitations.

  Jan 17, 2012

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  Anonymous

  It seems unthinkable to add additional responsibility to carriers who have the increasing responsibility of scanning accountable items, the constant pressure of time constraints, and the continuous threat of discipline for any misstep. The only feasible compromise would be to decrease the carriers' delivery workload to accommodate the added duties.

  Jan 17, 2012

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  A-Rod

  What's next a Gun and a Badge?????

  Jan 17, 2012

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  Robert

  Letter carriers already work long and hard hours each day with the implimintation of the new Flat Sequencing Sortation method. In some cases it is physically impossible to cover the geographic area we are now asked to deliver. To have Letter Carriers do other services while delivering your mail will not only delay that delivery even more but will jeopardize the the sanctity of the mail and the safety of the Letter Carrier. Timely universal service is or was the goal of the USPS and it should continue. Postal officials should return to what is good for the people of this country and stop trying to be fortune 500 wannabes.

  Jan 16, 2012

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  JRK

  I think the carriers should focus on the mail. However, It seems logical to me that carriers could work between 2200 and 0700 in most areas. Most urbak areas are lighted enough to deliver mail. A headlamp might be necessary for property access, if single address delivery continues. However, I theink the cluster boxes are definately in the future of residential mail delivery anyway. ALL OF THE REST OF THE USPS WORKS 24 x 7!

  Jan 16, 2012

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  Sean

  Street delivery should be eliminated on Sat.. Sat. delivery is a past need used in the 20th century. The advancement in communication technology has made the need for Sat. mail delivery a past tradition not needed in the 21st. century. First class volume has decline resulting in loss of revenue. The demand for postal products has declined. Services provided by USPS exceed demand resulting in massive debt. No means to create new revenue has been introduced. Operations must be cost effective to decrease debt. Americans are being encouraged by government agenices and business to go "PAPERLESS" and reward customers or make it mandatory as by direct deposit being required for SS checks by March 2013. E Mail marketing is increasing which will reduce advertising junk mail in time. Americans no longer feel the need to purchase a postage stamp for delivery to a physical address when so many technological options such as the Internet are available for instant messaging. Eliminating Sat. delivery, 52 days a year, would reduce massive cost for petroleumn products and reduce workhours in delivery operations. Sat. mail delivery had its need but time and technology has made it a past tradition.

  Jan 16, 2012

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  Anonymous

  You are talking about extensive safety training in electricity, meters etc. The postal service is a mail delivery service and should keep that objective as its core responsibility. Some of the task are tied to the local government in a community. It takes years to understand the network of water and sewer and electricity in a community. Leave this to the people who understand and can figure out why one meter could be off and another on. Water pressure is another whole entity on to itself. Not much one person can do in a emergency situation of some of the magnitudes. That is why the city or town has teams, of able physically people. Census data may sound easy, you are collecting the data from households that have not responded to the census pamphlet. Forget about this time consuming waste of man power. Weather gathering, forget about that too, another field of extensive knowledge must be obtained. Some other the other things that could be delivered may need specialized equipment, forget it. The postal service is there for the mail. Final Answer!

  Jan 16, 2012

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  Pat

  Our union a couple of years ago said we may need to deliver other items besides mail. I believe what ever revenue we can bring in to protect our job is the right way to go. We just need to keep programs more than one month and then get rid of it.

  Jan 16, 2012