By Jim Hightower – June 15, 2015 When a big-name retailer finds its sales in a slow downward spiral, the geniuses in the executive suite often try to keep their profits up by cheapening their product and delivering less to customers. To see how well this strategy works, look no further than the declining sales…
Instead of shrinking the postal service, let’s THINK BIG about what it could be We all know the word “valentine” from the February day when sweethearts exchange red-frilly cards. But it’s also the name of a third-century saint who literally lost his head, a ninth-century pope whose reign lasted only 40 days, three Roman emperors,…
Web News Article #: 033-2015 02/18/2015 – Over a hundred labor union members, leaders and activists participated in a spirited rally on the eve of APWU contract negotiations at the AFL-CIO headquarters on Feb. 18. Lively chants of âWe want a contract!â and âWhat kind of power? Union power!â rose up between passionate calls for…
STILLWATER, Okla. â Julie Gosdin USPS Distict Manager, Oklahoma To the editor: This is in reference to the article entitled, âPostal Service is far from a loser,â (by Jim Hightower) which appeared in the Aug. 7 edition of the Stillwater News Press. The author was absolutely right about one thing â that the Postal Service…
“Boss,” spelled backwards, is double-S-O-B, and that’s how most of the employees of the US Postal Service feel about their top boss. America’s postal employees âfrom mail clerks to letter carriers â take great pride in moving millions of pieces of mail to us every day, whether we live in inner cities or way down…
