Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Stamp prices going up

The United States Postal Service just doesn't get it.

Stamp prices are going up in May. First Class postage for one ounce will increase from $.42 to $.44. What will this mean?

Fewer people will send mail. More will use e-mail.

Stupid. Really stupid.

The USPS needs to examine its payroll. I recall, even today, being outraged to learn in 1989 in Santa Fe that a postal counter clerk earned $35,000/year. And that was almost 20 years ago! And that guy was stoned. And they couldn't fire him, because of the strong union!!!

Maybe the Post Office ought to be figuring out how to attract customers, not drive them away.

If the public really knew about the wages of USPS employees, we'd probably stop using USPS completely!

Does anyone know the wage scale of carriers, counter clerks, local management?

1 comment:

Another Lawyer said...

I dont think the price of a stamp going up 2 cents is going to stop one person from mailing an envelope.

The USPS should develop a junk mail free, and verified sender and receiver email system. Now that could make some money.