Major changes for USPS proposed [real life]

[vawitch]

snagged w/ permission from naamah_darling

Major changes are being floated for the USPS.

Amongst them:
closing of many locations (dunno bout you, but in the DC-area Burbs, it's a bitch enough getting to it as it is)
*privatization* of services - which means who knows what kind of background checks will be required for those handling your VIPs? And knowing who you are & where you live?
presumably, increased prices (which, really, I wouldn't mind paying a bit more to the USPS now *gah - never thought I'd say that*)

Hearings (which do NOT have to be publicized), will occur around July 28 - alert your Congressional representatives!

http://naamah-darling.livejournal.com/410499.html

Comments

[vermilionbird.livejournal.com]

Sadly, the USPS actually works and does what it says, so now they are going to have to go a screw it up.

Tha closings part scares me. There are a lot of small towns outhere without a post office, and now they are going to have even less. It's gong to really piss the people off if they have to drive an hour to get their mail.

[okami-myrrhibis.livejournal.com]

True - but for A) a good deal more money, if not a heavy package and B) you have to arrange a pickup... and C) they don't pickup/deliver on Saturdays - unless you want to pay through the nose.

I get that they're feeling the crunch - but I don't see how (esp in the long term) outsourcing or otherwise drastically changing how they operate (other than closing some of the less-well-performing *considering their area (rural vs subirban or urban)*. Again, I'd pay a bit more for the postal service - especially for cards/letters.

Just - seems like there's gotta be a different way.

As someone who works in the security industry - for both jobs - it is a bit worrisome that "official use only" stuff coming from IRS or my bank could be handled by just any ole person, who may not have jack s* known about them other than legal age to work.