United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is a quasi-governmental agency which provides mail delivery to individuals and businesses within the United States. It is often known as simply "the Post Office".
By the US Constitution, the Post Office has a monopoly on many mail services,[Citation Needed] although it argues this is necessary to ensure that all Americans can receive mail.
"The U.S. Post Office is the only entity allowed by federal law to deliver first class mail to your mailbox. In fact, Fedex and UPS are strictly prohibited from delivering "non-urgent" letters".[1][2]
The USPS has a large number of support staff (custodians, office workers, computer operators, mechanics ) in addition to the operations staff who are directly responsible for collecting, sorting, distributing and delivering the mail
- Mail is delivered by City and Rural Carriers
- Mail is sorted by Mail Handler and Mail Processing Clerks
- Mail is distributed by Motor Vehicle or Tractor-trailer Operator (driver). Distribution in this case means transportation between post offices or mail processing centers.
- There are also clerks at smaller Post Offices who perform a mixture of duties.
Mail is handled according to a category, such as general letter, media mail, postcard or package. Each category has restrictions on content, weight, dimensions and is charged accordingly.
External links
- ↑ Cooper, Rory. Obamacare: The “Post Office” of Health Care Plans. Heritage Foundation. 11 August 2009. Accessed 15 January 2010.
- ↑ Hawkins, John. Our Health Care System Is Going To Be Like The Post Office?. Right Wing News. 12 August 2009. Accessed 15 January 2010.