WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW A WORK SCHEDULE WHEREBY HOUSE POST
OFFICE EMPLOYEES WORK 12 STRAIGHT DAYS BEFORE HAVING A WEEKEND OFF.
WE HAVE FOUR SHIFTS WITH SOME SHIFTS OVERLAPPING. DURING PEAK WORKLOAD
HOURS. THE MAIL ROOM IS IN OPERATION FROM 2:30 A.M. UNTIL 10:00 P.M.
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. MAIL IS COLLECTED FROM ALL FLOORS AND MAIL CHUTES
TEN TIMES DAILY DURING THE WEEK AND FIVE TIMES ON WEEKENDS.
MAIL IS DELIVERED TO HOUSE OFFICES FOUR TIMES DAILY DURING THE WEEK,
THREE TIMES ON SATURDAYS AND ONCE ON SUNDAYS. TO INSURE THAT OUTGOING
MAIL IS PROMPTLY SENT ON ITS WAY, MAIL IS DISPATCHED FROM THE HOUSE
POST OFFICE TO THE POSTAL SERVICE EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR FROM 2:30 A.M.
UNTIL 9:30 P.M. DURING THE WEEK.

TABLE #3, IS A BREAKDOWN OF INCOMING LETTERS AND FLATS OR LARGE
ENVELOPES RECEIVED EACH MONTH FROM 1972 THROUGH 1978. THESE FIGURES
ARE PROVIDED TO US BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE.

THE OTHER TABLES DESCRIBE MONEY ORDER SALES AND FEES COLLECTED
FOR THE YEARS 1974 THROUGH 1978 (TABLE #6). FINALLY, TABLE #7 IS A
TALLY OF ALL THE EXPRESS MAIL HANDLED FOR 1977 AND 1978.

HOUSE POST OFFICE STATIONS AND STAMP WINDOWS SOLD POSTAGE STAMPS
TOTALING $1,204,532.00. THIS FIGURE COMPARES WITH STAMP WINDOW
FIGURES OF $762,576.24 IN 1977; $1,230,150.00 IN 1976; $1,193,943.72 IN
1975; AND, $1,087,470.17 IN 1974.

THE HOUSE POST OFFICE HAS OPERATED WITHIN A MINIMUM BUDGET WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IN 1971, WE OPERATED WITHIN 9% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOTTED TO THE SERVICE OFFICES. TODAY, EVEN THOUGH THE AMOUNT OF MAIL WE PROCESS HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED, WE ARE OPERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 6 1/2% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET ALLOWED FOR THESE SAME OFFICES. I HOPE THAT THIS TREND CONTINUES AND THAT THE HOUSE POST OFFICE CAN OPERATE WITH A MINIMUM BUDGET WITHOUT SACRIFICING ANY SERVICES TO THE MEMBERS.

INCOMING LETTERS AND FLATS

TABLE #4

PLEASE NOTE: THESE FIGURES ARE THOSE PROVIDED BY THE !'.
POSTAL SERVICE ONLY. THEY DO NOT REFLECT
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MAIL HANDLED BY THE H
POST OFFICE.

1976

1975

1974

TOTAL

PARCELS

PLEASE NOTE: THESE FIGURES ARE THOSE FRE, ITA
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ONLY. TE

REFLECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 19-12
BY THE HOUSE POST OFFICE.