In part because of the dissatisfaction with the misuse of the letter U, the alphabet is being updated and restyled.
The Letter U is being replaced by

as illustrated below

You can read more about these exciting changes at
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/alphabet_updated_with_15_exciting?utm_source=onion_rss_daily
Dynamic, sleek, and even sexy is how a panel of typographic and marketing experts described the 15 new replacement letters they unveiled Monday in an effort to reinvigorate interest in the faltering English alphabet.
"Forget everything you thought you knew about reading and writing," announced David Greenberg, 34, lead designer of the exciting ABC makeover. "These new letters are hip, fresh, and sure to forever change the way English speakers everywhere form their words."