{"id":5970,"date":"2013-04-10T17:50:33","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T22:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=5970"},"modified":"2013-04-10T17:50:33","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T22:50:33","slug":"congress-is-killing-the-postal-service-declares-guffey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2013\/04\/10\/congress-is-killing-the-postal-service-declares-guffey\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress is Killing the Postal Service Declares Guffey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/APWU-News.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5971\" title=\"APWU-News\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/APWU-News-300x168.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/APWU-News-300x168.gif 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/APWU-News.gif 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongress is killing the Postal Service,\u201d APWU President Cliff Guffey declared on April 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Saturday mail delivery has dominated recent discussions, little attention is being paid to other drastic measures the USPS is taking that will significantly delay mail and permanently damage the nation\u2019s mail system,\u201d he said. Since 2012, the USPS has closed 114 mail processing plants, one third of the nation\u2019s mail processing capacity. Reneging on its commitment to lawmakers and communities, the agency announced last month that it was accelerating plans to close even more mail processing facilities. The USPS said it will consolidate 71 plants this year that were originally scheduled for possible closure in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese closures will eliminate jobs, harm communities, and delay mail delivery every day \u2014 Monday, through Saturday,\u201d Guffey said. They will drastically curtail local mail sortation and will virtually eliminate overnight delivery. Service standards have already been lowered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for what?\u201d Guffey asked. A study prepared for the Postal Service indicated that the revenue lost from consolidations could be as high as $5.2 billion (see 1 below) , and the Postal Regulatory Commission has concluded that the net savings could be as low as $46 million annually (see 2 below) .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, the Postal Service has reduced hours at approximately 6,500 post offices and plans to cut hours at 6,500 more,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Postal Service cannot cut its way out of this manufactured crisis,\u201d he said. \u201cCongress must act now to pass meaningful postal reform \u2013 reform that restores financial stability to the Postal Service without destroying service or harming postal workers,\u201d he said. \u201cCongress must act now to prevent the Postal Service from implementing the devastating cuts in service caused by the closure of mail processing plants and post offices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are calling on Congress to support legislation that addresses the cause of the Postal Service\u2019s manufactured financial crisis, protects service standards, and preserves the nation\u2019s vital mail processing network,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>(1) Postal Regulatory Commission Case No. N2012-1, APWU Exh. XE (Tr. 4\/906)<\/p>\n<p>(2) Postal Regulatory Commission Advisory Opinion, Case No. N2012-1, at 1-3, 142.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cCongress is killing the Postal Service,\u201d APWU President Cliff Guffey declared on April 10. \u201cWhile Saturday mail delivery has dominated recent discussions, little attention is being paid to other drastic measures the USPS is taking that will significantly delay mail and permanently damage the nation\u2019s mail system,\u201d he said. 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