A Sample Petition

The employees of _______________________________________________urge your strong support for legislative efforts in the House and Senate to reform the U.S. Postal Service. This legislative effort is important to assure that the nation continues to enjoy a safe and efficient process of mail and print distribution throughout the country. The U.S. printing industry depends on the U.S. Postal Service for the distribution of 45 percent of all the printed material in the nation. The failure to address critical postal issues in 2004, could have a devastating blow on our industry.

We support legislation that corrects serious problems in the postal employees retirement system which, if not corrected, would burden rate payers with the cost of correction.

We support efforts to streamline the rate setting process which will allow the USPS to operate more like a business and to respond quicker to economic conditions.

We support efforts to streamline the USPS facilities to assure that service is delivered in the most efficient manner possible.

We support efforts to rely more heavily on the private sector through work sharing and other cooperative agreements to reduce the cost of operations.

We urge your support for these efforts.