“Reform of the Postal Service is vital to protecting universal service mandate. I agree Congress has a responsibility to work with USPS on this reform. But forcing workers and Postal Service union employees to break their labor agreements and to cut 6-day service is wrong.
“When you look at what is happening the Cleveland area, it is really concerning. First we saw the neighborhood post boxes disappear, and that was a staple for many communities. Instead of driving to the Post Office, anyone could just walk to the box and drop in the mail. Then we saw entire branches disappear and that presented some real hardship for people. And then you start to see private, competitive mail facilities being put right on the same properties as the Postal Service.
“It seems as though there has been a concerted effort inside the Postal Service towards a privatization model. I will fight that effort and any effort to weaken the Postal Service.
“There is something else going on that I find deeply disturbing and that is to make the employees second class citizens. The big battle happening all across the country and in Ohio is over what kind of rights workers have if they happen to work for the public. The issue in Ohio is over Senate Bill 5 and Issue 2, which I am urging be defeated.
“Why are we doing this to the people who serve the public? Why are we making those who work for the postal service second class citizens? We are moving towards a privatized model and we are treating the workers already like they have already been privatized.
“I am committed to ensuring the viability of the USPS and to the unique, irreplaceable services it provides to Americans. The Postal Service employs the greatest number of veterans outside of the Department of Defense. It provides a living wage and decent benefits for the middle-class. For communities that do not have access to the internet or to public transportation, fighting the closing of a local post office branch often means fighting for their right to interact with the outside world. That is why I am committed to ensuring that our local post offices will still be there when the economy recovers. There are ways to generate revenue without cutting jobs, privatizing essential services and closing vital post office branches in communities that rely on them.”
Thank you Rep. Kucinich.Whether people agree with you or not,at least they know where you stand on an issue.Many of your colleagues could use a little steel in there spines,especially when it comes to allowing themselves to be walked all over
THANK YOU, THANK YOU Congressman Kucinich!! I was told about a month ago that after 28 years in the Postal Service that if our plant closes, I will lose my job. Please do all you can to get other members on board with saving the Postal Service, and not dismantling a long standing, faithful servant of the American people. The impending ramifications will have a permanent negative impact on not only the employees of the Postal Service, but of employees of thousands of businesses who are employed as a result of their partnerships with the it. Additionally, the cities affected by these cuts will see additional losses to their tax bases, and many including the one where I live may not be able to remain solvent. All around, a terrible solution to a situation that was mostly politically created in the first place. If we were not pre-funding the retirements for employees that are not even born yet, none of us would be writing, and none of us would even ever have to worry about our jobs.
Thank you Dennis we need more congress people like you!
Thank you Dennis we need more congress people like you
Big thumbs up to Mr. Kucinich!
Dennis Kucinich is one classy guy who works for the people. I just wish there were more in Washington like him. Thank you Mr. Kucinich!
Thanks Cong. Kucinich. People like you are few and far between, unfortunately. Too many in congress like Cong. Issa and Ross act like the public employees are the enemy. I’m glad Cong. Kucinich made the point of the veterans that are employed by the USPS. Too many people in power are doing their best to destroy what is left of the middle class. It’s time we wake up before it is too late!!