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Ethical
Implications of the Mystery Shopper Program
By Bob Wilson, 6/17/2009 |
Postal Inspector General
Delivers Valuable Results
By Robert R. Schrum, 1/24/2008 |
Post Office May Not Last 'Forever'
An
interview with Charles Guy.
5/14/2007 |
A United Vision
By Ronald Williams, Jr., 4/22/2007 |
Threats and Intimidation Is
Not a Management Style, It's a Sign of Unprofessionalism
9/03/2007 |
Postal Reform: Everyone Stands
in the Way
Sam
Ryan writes: "At
every twist and turn, labor unions and special-interest
groups have either stood in the way or withheld their
support for consumer-friendly changes."
By Sam Ryan, 10/18/2006 |
USPS Letter Carriers' Pay Lags Behind
UPS Drivers' Pay
On
average, UPS drivers make about $3 to $8 per hour more than USPS
letter carriers. NALC should work hard to close that pay gap
during current contract negotiations.
PostalMag.com, 9/18/2006 |
 Top
Ten Postal Stories of 2005
As
seen from our perspective.
Dec. 31, 2005 |
Editorial: Lessons from the
Internet Could Save the Postal Service
Is the Internet a mail
killer? Not
hardly! In fact, the Postal Service could make a killing by
employing strategies used by
Google.com and other Internet sites.
By T.L. Righter, 9/18/2006 |
Leaving
Postal Workers Behind
President Bush likes to say that no worker should be left
behind. But his administration is proposing legislation that
would leave postal workers behind.
By T.L. Righter, 12/30/2004 |
Route Adjustment Process Needs a Complete Overhaul
All Options Should Be Considered, Including Evaluated Routes and Measured
Routes
By T.L. Righter,
7/10/2004 |
Direct Mail Has An Image Problem
How do
we know? 99 percent of Americans refer to it as "junk" mail!
By
T.L. Righter, 10/29/2003 |
Where's
the Outrage?
There's not any,
because Priority Mail is still a great deal!
PostalMag.com, 4/20/2003 |
Recent Mailpiece Initiatives Contradict
Total Automation Vision
USPS could have the best of all worlds (total
automation, revenue and volume)
with a little foresight.
By T.L. Righter, 4/14/2003 |
European
Postal Services are Embracing the Net
USPS needs to follow their lead and develop a national e-mail
address.
PostalMag.com, 2/25/2003 |
Postal Commission
Members Already Know Everything They Need to Know
By T.L. Righter, 1/19/2003 |
Postmaster General Potter Is On A Roll
By
T.L. Righter, 11/13/2002 |
A Year Later: Evidence points
to foreign terrorists as anthrax culprits
By
T.L. Righter, 9/11/2002 |
September
11th: One Year Later, USPS Grapples With Old, New Problems
By
T.L. Righter, 9/11/2002 |
The
USPS Needs to 'Get Up to Speed', And Quick!
The USPS should
forget about the Segway HT and convert all routes to curbline and
centralized delivery. Cluster Box Units (CBUs), such as those
available from MailBoxes.com,
can help the Postal Service to become more efficient and cost
effective.
By T.L. Righter, August 2002 |
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Postal
Happiness
Theory X is ultimately un-American. How about a
little more Theory Y at the Post Office? An Independence Day season message from T.L.
Righter.
7/04/2002 |
An interview with
T.L. Righter on the current state of postal affairs
5/10/2002
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Question: Can
the USPS afford the high-priced Tran$formation Plan?
By
T.L. Righter, 4/29/2002 |
Restructuring the Postal
Service for the 21st Century
The USPS must transform itself to meet the
unique needs and challenges of the 21st century.
By
T.L.
Righter, 2/18/2002 |
Privatizing the Postal
Service
By W. Floyd Vaughn, Postmaster of Clemmons NC and Adjunct Professor at High
Point University.
9/05/2001 |
Business Fairy,
"Please Make Me A Real Business"
By
T.L. Righter, 7/16/2001 |
Mystery Shopper Program
Runs Amok: Program exposes ethics flaws in transforming USPS from service-oriented to
business-oriented agency
By
T.L. Righter, 6/27/2001 |
USPS Productivity Rose
56 percent between 1971 and 1997
PostalMag.com report contradicts GAO report which stated 11 percent.
6/4/2001 |
Salary Cap Hinders USPS
From Hiring Top Executive for Postmaster General
By
T.L. Righter, 5/21/2001 |
"The Sixth
Day": Eliminating Saturday Delivery Makes Too Much Sense - That's Why It Won't Happen
By
T.L. Righter |
Why Postal Workers
Should Favor Privatization
By
Ed Hudgins |
