Senator Casey Expresses Concern Over Erie Mail Delivery Delays

Press Release – September 10, 2015 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) called on the United States Postal Service and to look into the noticeable mail delivery delays since the consolidation of the Processing and Distribution Facility in Erie, Pennsylvania. Members of the community have reported serious delays, resulting in penalties and…

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Union says loss of Erie postal facility would end next-day delivery

Say goodbye to next-day mail delivery. That, according to a local official from the American Postal Workers Union, is one predictable outcome if the U.S. Postal Service moves ahead with plans to shutter the mail-processing facility on East 38th Street. That planned shutdown, tentatively scheduled for April 18, is part of a larger plan that…

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Cutting back on U.S. postal services — yes! And no!

I’m as torn as an opened envelope. Sen. Bob Casey’s office sent out a news release Saturday saying he and a bipartisan group of 48 other senators are urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from consolidating up to 82 mail-processing facilities nationwide. The move would eliminate up to 15,000 jobs…

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