Saturday U.S. Mail Delivery Stays for Now
Citing Congressional measure, Board of Governors reluctantly decides to continue six-day-a-week delivery, not drop to five-days-a-week.
The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service has reversed course and will no longer move ahead with plans to suspend Saturday mail delivery in August to save money, according to a statement from the board. The postal service had announced in February the six-days-per-week mail delivery business model was “no longer sustainable” and that it would eliminate Saturday delivery by Aug. 1. But on Tuesday, the board backpedaled on the decision, citing language in a continuing resolution passed by Congress that prohibited the proposed change. “The Board believes that Congress has left it with no choice but to delay this implementation at this time’” a statement released by the board said. The plan announced in February would have changed …
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Christopher Martindell
10:49 am on Sunday, April 14, 2013
Kudos, Seems like everyone knows everything about everybody elses careers and contracts. If you want to know the situation or answers to all this, walk in my shoes and read my paycheck and then criticize or comment. While I respect all your opinions, come have a chat with me. Warminster Post Office Letter Carrier 26 years Chris Martindell more ›