UNI Global Union’s U.S. affiliates in the postal sector are fighting back after President Trump recently reiterated his desire to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. “Make no mistake, the postal service is under attack,” warned Mark Dimondstein, President of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). “This isn’t
The state runs a postal service to facilitate for the generation of wealth by making logistics easier. The postal service doesn’t have to be profitable as the state get its money by taxes on both end of production and consumption.
A private company don’t care about this. They have to survive solely by transporting goods. With no care for what the goods is or how efficient its moved. If the rural community won’t generate enough profit from the transportation of goods they just shut it down.
As a results it’s impossible for new local businesses to emerge. Want to start an online store selling handcrafted goods? Oops you can’t move your product.
Anything that won’t allow for multiple companies to operate simultaneously everywhere should be state owned.
Try running multiple trains on the same track at the same time at different speed. Doesn’t work well does it?
Why did we privatise the Norwegian railway service…
The state runs a postal service to facilitate for the generation of wealth by making logistics easier. The postal service doesn’t have to be profitable as the state get its money by taxes on both end of production and consumption.
A private company don’t care about this. They have to survive solely by transporting goods. With no care for what the goods is or how efficient its moved. If the rural community won’t generate enough profit from the transportation of goods they just shut it down.
As a results it’s impossible for new local businesses to emerge. Want to start an online store selling handcrafted goods? Oops you can’t move your product.
Anything that won’t allow for multiple companies to operate simultaneously everywhere should be state owned.
Try running multiple trains on the same track at the same time at different speed. Doesn’t work well does it?
Why did we privatise the Norwegian railway service…