I am a Rural Carrier and constituent in your district. I have learned from the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association that the United States Postal Service is encouraging delivery managers to favor Contract Delivery Service (CDS), using contract employees for delivery over city or rural letter carriers for all new deliveries based on cost savings. I write to urge you to so-sponsor Rep. Albio Sires’ (NJ-13) Sense of the House Resolution (H. Res. 282) that calls on the Postal Service to “discontinue the practice of contracting out mail delivery services.”

Delivery is a core function of the Postal Service and outsourcing this function is contrary to the mission of the agency. While looking to the bottom line, the Postal Service is jeopardizing the security, sanctity and service the Postal Service is known to provide.

(Personalize the letter by expanding on examples you have seen within your post office of a contract carrier violating/breaking the law or not doing the job properly.)