March 2013: Across the U.S., Letter Carriers rallied to save Saturday mail delivery and win a reprieve! This photo was taken at the Seattle, WA rally.
Already, the National Association of Letter Carriers held nationwide rallies in March, and pushed the Postmaster General to back off on his plans to cancel Saturday mail delivery. Help raise the heat to stop cuts to postal processing facilities that are now underway. And stay tuned for more developments.
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
SAVE THE POSTAL SERVICE–SAVE AMERICAN JOBS!
About 80% of USPS financial losses since 2007 are due to a Congressional mandate to prefund 75 years of future retiree health benefits over 10 years. In 2012 USPS lost a record $15.9 billion, but $11.1 billion of that loss went to prefund healthcare. This must change.
USPS shouldn’t move to 5-day delivery. This would only save 3%, risk further revenue losses, and slow mail delivery.
USPS needs to re-establish overnight delivery standards to ensure the timely delivery of mail and prevent the closure of mail plants.
USPS needs to generate more revenue by ending a 2006 ban prohibiting USPS from offering new products and services.
Does the Administration support HR 630 and S 316 to make these changes, save American jobs, and allow USPS to remain competitive?
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/save-postal-service-save-american-jobs/drCmyCHZ