PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
These whiners would fuckin die if they had to be posties in the US.
The USPS delivers mail on Saturday.
I dunno about cities, but in smaller towns I've been in, the USPS picks up mail from YOUR mail box that you want delivered. No driving around tryin to find a friggin mailbox.
And privatization??? You betcha!!! One less large group of government employees holding the taxpayer hostage everytime they want more is ALWAYS a good thing.
Well I would say first that the workers, and especially the union, would probably love the opportunity for more work on Saturdays: more paid hours, more overtime and more employees in their union. Second, just because mail isn't delivered or picked up on Saturday, doesn't mean that people aren't working in the sorting centres and shipping the mail cross country to its local or regional centre.
How mail is picked up generally depends on your area and even your neighbourhood. In rural communities, its often with the personal mailbox with the little flag you flip up when you have outgoing. In modern developments, there is often a set of locked mailboxes on the street corner where residents go for BOTH their incoming and outgoing mail.
Lastly, I would point out that even if the services were privatized, the government would be paying that company with YOUR tax dollars, so remember YOU are probably not getting any break as a taxpayer. Any savings from the difference between current unionized pay rates and whatever the lower pay is with the private contractor will likely be eaten up by the private company's executives and shareholders and the govt will divert whatever is left (if there is any) to other programs. Remember, all the talk about private companies being forced to lower costs and improve service through competition is largely unapplicable here, since this Canada Post contract is basically a monopoly environment where there is no direct competition with other private companies.
Private courriers do not compete directly with CP as they offer a different service at a different (and much higher) price.
So at the end of the day, what this really comes down to is whether you prefer to see average middle-class Canadians earn less so that wealthy executives and investors can take more for themselves. Personally, I do not.
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