The concept of a more profitable Postal Service and it's resulting survival through ecommerce should not be tied to increased hours and higher payrolls.

Instead, USPS needs to maximize productivity within the current operating hours schedule so that additional expenses are minimized.

The union naturally wants to see more jobs created, as well as additional hours for existing membership. The high cost of union labor, including it's benefits and retirement packages are what is weighing down the postal service profitability.

It would make little sense to increase package volume and the related revenue increased volume would bring only to squander those additional revenues on payroll costs additional man hours would require.

The unions abhor the concept of doing more with less, however in a modern economy maximizing profitability while minimizing costs is the only way the Postal Service will survive to pay the existing costs and benefits the service is already committed to.

Plain and simple - more jobs and longer hours will only exasperate the problems at USPS, and the union is on the wrong side of the debate.