These union workers are not on strike, but they are trying to strike up a conversation with the community about the postal service in Watertown.

"We want to let the public know that what's going on here, that their service may be affected," said Mike Landry, vice president of the American Postal Workers Union.

Landry is talking about plans to consolidate the outgoing mail operations in Watertown. For the past year the United States Postal Service has been looking at ways to better its service. One of the plans under consideration would move outgoing mail from the Watertown office to Syracuse.

"Which would add at least one day service going back to, say, Massena because we cancel out their letters here," said Chris Hyde, the chief steward for the union.

Maureen Marion, a spokesperson for the postal service, said the movement of mail through larger cities is already in place.

"What we're looking at is maximizing everything we got. If we can do that, that's a benefit to the users of the postal service," said Marion.

The postal service union employees said most people think they're out picketing to save their own jobs. But they said that's not the case, and they're actually out there because they want the public to know what could happen to their mail service.

"Many people rely on the service for their prescriptions, their bills, and the elderly do a great deal. So, it may affect the service, and it's something we're really concerned about," said Landry

Marion said the postal service's goal is not to create delays in the mail system, and she believes whatever the post office ends up doing will not affect service in the North Country.

At this point, the postal service stated there is no timeframe on these proposed changes because they are still studying the plans.

If you'd like more information, you can call a hotline set up by the American Postal Workers Union. That number is 1-877-768-7624.