{"id":1427,"date":"2010-09-20T11:14:16","date_gmt":"2010-09-20T16:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2010-09-20T11:14:16","modified_gmt":"2010-09-20T16:14:16","slug":"the-real-forever-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2010\/09\/20\/the-real-forever-stamp\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Forever Stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Real Forever Stamp<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today there is so much talk and worry about a troubled Postal Service from employees on the workroom floor, and discussed by many in the general public. Pundits say many factors will impact the future of our business, including but not limited to labor crafts in the midst of contract re-negotiations, management officials focusing like a laser on five day delivery, the agency dealing with an unfunded liability, an involuntary interest in shuffling employees around, and never ending competition through electronic diversion. Technology is blamed as a competitive disadvantage and significant reason for declining mail volumes. With all these issues added together the financial future looks bleak. The powers-to-be, I\u2019m talking about union, and management, really have their work cut out to toil in cohesion to do everything necessary to maintain a real forever stamp on the Postal Service as we know it.<\/p>\n

Listening to all the talk in the trenches, on the street, and from the media brings to mind the \u201cSet Your Course\u201d anecdote that goes like this \u201cimagine a pilot coming over the intercom and announcing: I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is we have lost one engine and the direction finder. The good news is we have a tail wind and wherever we are going we are getting there at a rate of 600 miles an hour.\u201d That is scary and disheartening news. Does that anecdote explain what is happening with our Postal Service as a big business?<\/p>\n

I wrote the following poem because I believe in the business and hope things will only get better for the sake of our proud history, the livelihood of several hundred thousand employees, and many millions of citizens who depend on us every day.<\/p>\n

Stamp This!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ben Franklin was the first postal boss
\n<\/em>Mail was even carried to Betsy Ross<\/em><\/p>\n

Before creation of the great American flag
\n<\/em>We delivered freedom and continue to brag<\/em><\/p>\n

Via trains, planes, cars, or pony express
\n<\/em>Today our value is still the best<\/em><\/p>\n

Distributing with the grace of an Eagle
\n<\/em>Flat rate packages make business growth unbelievable<\/em><\/p>\n

Before the revolution of current day transportation
\n<\/em>We were slower and didn\u2019t utilize automation<\/em><\/p>\n

From stamps to parcels everyone simply wins
\n<\/em>Our organizational language is loaded with acronyms<\/em><\/p>\n

With barcodes, truckloads to worldwide zip codes
\n<\/em>Technology improves our time on the roads<\/em><\/p>\n

Reduce, reuse, recycle and transitioning to green
\n<\/em>Enough said, everyone knows what I mean<\/em><\/p>\n

Always ready this supersonic Eagle never sleeps
\n<\/em>Designing new services for everyone to peep<\/em><\/p>\n

Binding the nation together through appointed rounds
\n<\/em>Six days a week in your town<\/em><\/p>\n

Corporate strength is reflected through cultural diversity
\n<\/em>It brings out the best in \u201cWe\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A temporary economy makes everyone rather nervous
\n<\/em>You can count on the Postal Service<\/em><\/p>\n

In closing, I don\u2019t think there are many more important jobs than delivering mail six days a week to every household and business in America, and throughout the world. I hope we will keep business alive for many more years to come. With that said, it\u2019s time to get ready to do some chop, chop, in the mail processing and delivery chop shop. See you out there!<\/p>\n

Ronald Williams, Jr.
\nPostal Employee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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