Union bosses attack five-day delivery plans
Two postal union bosses in the US have condemned plans to cut USPS delivery service from six to five days.
Two postal union bosses in the US have condemned plans to cut USPS delivery service from six to five days.
Letter Carriers (NALC) president Bill Young and Postal Workers (APWU) president William Burrus both hit out at the proposals, according to the Opposing Views website.
Young said: “The NALC’s position on this issue should be crystal clear: We oppose the elimination of six-day delivery. Downsizing the Postal Service to meet the needs of a severely depressed economy is short-sighted and self-defeating – it will cost us tens of thousands of jobs and open the way to competitors to provide service on the sixth day.”
Furthermore, in a letter to USPS, Burrus wrote: “The consequences of the proposed change far outweigh the expected monetary benefits associated with delivery reduction….Although the changes are intended to reduce personnel costs, any service organisation that reduces service invites its own demise. History will record this act as the first step in the dismantling of the United States mail system.”
A decision by USPS is set to be made over the coming months.
