#Blog: “Jobs & the Economy NEWS: The USPS strikes a Deal w/Staples ‘Now that was Easy’ ..” By Rhett E. Column; #SayWhatNews, #AXJ, #FreePress

United States Postal Service Stamp, “Honoring the Teachers of America: National Education Association ..”

CHICAGO, Illinois — The American Federation of Teachers is upset. They are upset because the United States Postal Service, in yet another novel idea to save money, has joined with Staples Stores, Inc. to sell postage stamps in all their stores.

Under any normal set of circumstances I would be inclined to agree with the moral outrage, as highlighted via the link above but and alas I am not, and I’m not mad for two reasons, stated here,

I have my great and good disagreements with labor unions but I appreciate them because when they are not busy paying the shop steward’s salary or the union boss’s way to that next White House meeting with the President they do, from time to time, truly represent and go to bat for workers.

Two things though to which I object from this posting.

One the intimation that it’s all the postal employee’s union is costing the post office all kinds of money. Not true. The Congress has elected not to fund the post office properly and the US Post Master General is in favor of that.

And two is postal management has been entirely inefficient with the money that they have to operate. One to many television commercials and longer lines at the local post office with only one window and often times only one employee working in the entire post office. I’ve seen it more than one time here in Paducah, KY. where I live. Its ridiculous.

So, and again, I have my disagreements with labor unions but in this case it’s not entirely this particular labor union(s) fault and I appreciate the AFT’s support of a fellow labor union.

Thank you my friend for sharing this posting with us. Be well.

 

I made that comment on this fellow blogger’s posting because I just didn’t agree. His shared summation was all wrong. Respectfully. It would be one thing if what was said about the postal union in the blog in the first place was true. More certainly if what was said about the American Federation of Teachers and their, as expressed in the posting, desire to ’employ more adults’ than educate kids then I’d say, “Yes, by all means complain about the complaint about the post office wishing Staples to sell stamps!” “Death to unions!” “Death to labor bosses!” Etc.

But I can’t help but harken aback to the fact that it is USPS management and the 113th Congress of the United States of America are keeping the USPS from coming out of its financial slump. And until the powers that be in Washington are made to change or be changed this November the quagmire will remain. Now that was Easy!

–Rhett.

[Stamp NEWS] Janis Joplin Stamp To Debut At Outside Lands Festival In San Francisco « CBS San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, California — USPS announced today its fifth installment in its musical commemorative stamps section. The late great Janis Joplin will take her rightful place alongside such greats as Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash and Ray Charles.

The USPS has joined forces with the Outside Lands Festival Group, Hate Ashbury Society and Golden Gate Park and will be debuting the Joplin stamp at a forthcoming Outside Lands Festival in the City by the Bay. I for one can’t wait to get mine. “Dream is just another word for nothing left to lose…”

 

Janis Joplin Stamp To Debut At Outside Lands Festival In San Francisco « CBS San Francisco.

Peace.

–Rhett.

#Blog: “The Bones of Milk: How U.S. Sen. Dianne G.B. Feinstein made a living, off the dead…” By Rhett E. Column, #SWN

 

 

What can you say about the late great Harvey B. Milk that hasn’t been said already? What kind of note or accord can you strike out of respect for both the living and the long dead? RECENTLY, the United States Postal Service came out with a postage stamp in honor of the man, and I couldn’t be more PROUD than I am now. Thank you USPS! It’s a beautiful stamp and one that reflects well Mr. Milk.

The stamp was revealed and set into circulation on what would have been Mr. Milk’s 84th birthday back in May of this year.

Link #1: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Harvey-Milk-Stamp-Goes-On-Sale-at-Post-Offices-Nationwide-260317911.html

Together with members of the USPS, the Milk Foundation, GO Proud Los Angeles and San Francisco, family and friends of Mr. Milk’s they unveiled the stamp and the rest as they say is history.

We are, as a nation, standing on the most crucial days of our time. At a proverbial crossroads. A fork in the road. Choosing this day whom We Shall All Serve? Serving ourselves or serving others? Harvey Milk choose to serve others. I to choose to serve others but there are some amongst us who choose to serve themselves. Case in point: United States Senator Dianne G.B. Feinstein, Democrat-California.

Dianne Feinstein made her political bones off the long dead bones of Harvey Milk. Period. Full Stop.

From San Francisco’s City Hall to the Halls of Congress in Washington, D.C. Never once bothering to say, “thank you Harvey Milk for giving me my shot at political stardom. My opportunity and lease on life.” A lot of people don’t know this but Dianne Feinstein got her start in politics working with Harvey Milk. A semi-shy girl-Friday from the Bay Area she came to Milk Offices in the Castro District with wide eyes and bright-enough attitude to match. Harvey Milk took that and ran with it. Producing for the rest of the world what we see and read about on an almost daily basis.

Some would argue that Milk made a mistake. Feeding the monster after midnight as it were. Unleashing upon the free world and often uncaring, shiftless, feckless, war hawkish woman who is often times found out over her skies when it comes to the day-to-day of Governance. Somewhere in Russia Edward Snowden just cleared his throat in agreement, but I digress. You say well if she’s really all the bad Rhett how come the people of San Francisco twice elected her to office as Mayor? Answer: Questionable voting tabulation. More on that at a later date.

The point being is that Dianne G.B. Feinstein has stood on the shoulders of a giant and never once said thank you. She has made her living off the bones of Milk and for that she should be ashamed. Where is the equality? Where is the human victory for all mankind? Most certainly not with Dianne G.B. Feinstein I can tell you that.

#RIP Mr. Milk, thank you!

Link #2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Milk

–Rhett.