South Carolina State Association of Letter Carriers

RICK ISOM, DISTRICT THREE CONGRESSIONAL District Liaison
Anderson SC 29621
Work: 864-226-1595
E-mail:  isom0455@charter.com
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The following is the contact information for Congressman J. Gresham Barrett

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July 7, 2010

Hello Friend's,

    I'll start with the worst news possible.  Friday June 25th at 9:20 our friend Alex Carver, daughter of Butch Carver, won her fight

w/cancer to meet our Saviour.  Before the calendar had a chance to change, another friend's son, Mike Powell, met Jesus in an

Auto accident.  If you pray, the families of Mike Powell and Butch Carver need our prayers to get them through this difficult time

in their life.  Now that I have your attention, nothing seems important after seeing two 15 year old's in a casket.  How blessed

we all are and how fortunate we are to have the life we live.

    Saying that it is still an utmost importance we contact congress concerning our six day workweek.  People, I would love to have

Saturday's off;  But, if we don't deliver, someone else will.  The work is there; we are just entirely over managed or to say the

least mis-managed......Case in point, Michael Thompson, Director of Capital Investments explained on Federal News Radio

that since 1972 the Postal Service has overfunded its share of Civil Service retirement by 75 billion....WTF?  If we mis-deliver

a registered letter or mess up an Express, some form of punishment is coming.  Thompson also said they aren't going to change

unless congress tells them too.  Who is holding these people accountable???  Let me urge you to write your congressman.

Visit your congressman while their home July 5 through July 9, 2010.  No single voice can be heard too far away....but together

our voice's can be heard in the heavens.  Isn't that why you are in a union, together fighting for a cause to help us all?  Join me

this week, put a stamp on a letter and contact your congressman.

Thank you all,

Rick Isom, CDL3

SCSALC

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April 4, 2010

Hello everyone,

    I hope everyone had a great Easter. It gave me a chance to reflect on what’s really important in life to me and where my

priorities are. Faith, Family, and Future. Since I made the sunrise service and fixed breakfast for the family, now I can only hope

that I can communicate to you how much passion I have for the Postal Service and our jobs as a whole.  I have missed a few articles.

However, it wasn’t because I wasn’t involved in contacting congressman Barrett. It was mainly because Mr. Barrett has lost his root’s

in my opinion.  He votes only on pressing party issues not whats best for our state.  He definitely has shown no interest in the postal

system so when he comes around asking for your vote for Governor, I hope you will remember this article or do research for yourself.

    Our next elected officials need to be on board with the Postal Service. Back a few years ago President Bush allowed FedEx to put

drop boxes in front of our post offices, I haven’t noticed a USPS Bluebox in front of their office. Oh, and just for your 411, Bush’s Frat brother

was the president of FedEx. Now while President Obama talk’s a good game of keeping the Postal Service alive, I would love him to prove it.

Cut the Fat off the TOP, we are the most over managed organization in the world. While (they) whomever that maybe, have cut our hours of

operation, took up bluebox’s all over town, closing on Saturday’s, taking all local phone #’s out of the phone book, and using communication

with our customer to be sent via email to now taking away a delivery day.  Are you kidding me?  Who’s running this sinking ship?

Service Service Service. We are a delivery Service and we can Not give great service without communicating with our customers. People slow down.

 Smell the flowers.  Take time to talk to your customers.  Do your jobs better than ever and make them realize how valuable you are to them.

Delivery is still free.  A smile still cost nothing,  Common courtesy is contagious and Love still conquers ALL. Please help me by writing Barrett to

co-sponsor HR 173.

Thank you with love,

Rick Isom, Congressional District 3 Liaison

SCSALC 

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August 31, 2009

    Reflections of the months past listening to our bleak media will have you believe we're doomed.  Can I ask before you read

on; to stop for a brief moment in your busy life and be Thankful and pray not only for the victims and families of 9-11 but also

for the men and women whom in their own way protect this great land we call America.  Let's pray especially for the real hero's

whom paid the ultimate sacrifice. 

    Did you know if you made $50,000 last year you are in 1% of the richest people in the world?  Yes, it is getting bad.

Our count for the month of May turned two routes into Auxiliary Routes.  One city carrier had 168 stops added to her while

management continues to abuse and harass our carriers.  As a result, customer service may possibly be the worst ever.

    I can't even get Congressman Barrett to do the logical thing of signing HR22 (#864-224-7401).  He is busy neglecting his

congressional appointment while running for Governor.  We as letter carriers are what the public see and hear.  We must be

diligent in our daily task of delivering the mail but take an extra second to express your gratitude to your worst customer.

Tell him or her how much of a bargain you really get for 44 cents.  A card, a letter,or a postcard from a loved-one or a friend.  We

get to deliver messages from the heart preservable for decades on a piece of paper.  Paper is not subject to power failure loss or

viruses on your computer.  Nothing replaces the thoughtful strokes of a pen or the orignality of the author.  How much is that worth

to you?

    In the year 1990, during Mail-Call while serving in the Armed Forces, I never noticed who didn't receive mail while I was opening

my letters and packages.  While serving duty in the Persian Gulf one Thanksgiving, I did notice an 18 year old sailor from Small

Town USA.  He probably has never been away from home before.  He received a packaged addressed to "Any Sailor in OI

Division".  That young man's eyes lit up as if he had won the lottery.  I'll never forget Jason Locklear's face for the rest of my life.

I am honored to be among the best blue collar red blooded Americans!

    Thank you all!  I love you all.

Rick ISOM, District 3 CDL

SCSALC

P.S. Alex is doing great.  Please continue to pray for her.  Her parents said, "God is Answering your Prayers".

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August 9, 2009

    Greetings to you all. Thank you for caring enough to check out my view of just a few things happening in District 3.

On June 30^th  or July 1^st  our North Branch Post Office was notified by management that it would be closing. Our awesome

customers & friends started a petition and by Friday the 3rd I dropped off 495 names to Congressman Gresham Barrett's

office to inform them of our concerns. By Monday the 6^th ,assistant Jeremy from Barretts office called me and said he had talked

with Nick Rinaldi and there would be a town hall meeting on the 20^th for a final decision.  Well the last count on the petition was

over 1,200 names.  As for the meeting on the 20^th it never happened.  People, we need now more than ever for our voice to be

heard.  I haven’t been around as long as some of you but the last few years it seems upper management is working a$$ backward

to run our Postal Service in the ground.  In our office alone this year they took out the vending machines that accepted cash.  Now

all we have is a kiosk that takes credit cards.  Window hours have been changed twice and if you need a Hold Order Mail card or

Change of Address card, their telling customers to go to USPS.com.  However, management's answer to why mail volume is

dropping is email. That’s bullshit customer service!  Things across the board is horrible.  Even to complain, customers are asked to

call 1-800-Ask- USPS.

    Come on, nobody is going to help us but us!  Please hear my cry!  Give great customer service and be consistent on your routes.

Take an extra second and thank your customers (they may be your last). 

    On another important note, our Union Brother Butch Carver has a daughter Alex(14) who has leukemia.  It has been a terrible

month for them.  In James 5.15 he says, "the prayer offered in faith will heal the sick man, the Lord will restore him to health."

Please pray for Butch and his family. 

Thank you with love,

Rick Isom, CDL

SCSALC

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June 2, 2009