New Bill Would Stop Mail Slowdown, Reinstate Service Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n Recognizing the essential role mail plays in American society, some in Congress are responding to the Postal Service\u2019s disastrous action to eliminate overnight delivery and plans to close or consolidate 82 mail processing facilities. \u00a0This week, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) reintroduced the \u201cProtect Overnight Delivery Act,\u201d a bill intended to undo the Postal Service\u2019s mail slowdown and reinstate service standards to their 2011 levels. \u00a0This bill mirrors legislation the Congresswoman introduced in the\u00a0113th Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAgain and again, members of Congress said to the Postal Service: do not unilaterally eliminate overnight delivery or close postal facilities, said DeLauro. “The Postmaster General should not preempt Congressional action.” \u00a0In the 113th Congress, a bipartisan majority of senators and 178 representatives endorsed a plan to block the Postal Service’s plans to eliminate overnight mail service and shutter mail plants.<\/p>\n \u201cAPWU greatly appreciates Rep. DeLauro\u2019s leadership on this critical issue and thanks every representative who co-sponsors this important legislation,\u201d said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.<\/p>\n To read more about the Protect Overnight Delivery Act, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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