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...proposal could provide important benefits for the mail. The department would be freed from the shackles of political patronage, parsimonious appropriations and a jungle of congressional rules and regulations that often thwart efficiency. The reorganization would also provide a financial flexibility now sadly lacking by allowing the postal service to float bonds to pay for the estimated $5 billion-worth of plant and equipment improvements needed to achieve modernization...
Waiting in Line. By suggesting a plan that would end such bounties, Nixon angered no one more than his fellow Republicans in Congress. G.O.P. House Leader Gerald Ford told Nixon: "Our people have been waiting for eight years to get in front of the line on postal patronage. And they are bitter that a Republican White House wants to turn off the spigot before they have even had a drink...
...Brien. Blount admits that he has developed a reputation as being "the worst politician in Washington," and there are few on the Hill who would disagree. He avoided consulting with congressional leaders on the new proposal until the last minute, for instance, and has remained practically unknown to the postal workers' union chiefs. O'Brien's political powers are obviously needed to soften the opposition, and he is cooperating...
Basket Case. Among the most fervent foes of reform are the postal workers' unions, which are among the most powerful lobbyists in Washington. Five hundred thousand strong, the postal workers represent a massive voting bloc. They do not relish the idea of Congress relinquishing control of the Post Office because they would lose their political leverage when looking for pay raises. Congress has, in fact, raised the postal workers' salaries until they compare favorably with wages in industry. In many close House districts, re-election may depend on how much of the postal workers' voting bloc...
...personnel every year; 85% of all employees are in the five lowest pay grades. Operations are guided by a vast hodgepodge of rules and regulations that fill a 9½lb. volume. The accumulated need for facilities and equipment exceeds $5 billion; yet the proposed construction of any major postal facility usually takes eight to ten years to win congressional approval...