PCPWU: Mail Plant Closure Moratorium – Postal Activists Declare Victory

Immediate Release – May 26, 2015 Postal workers and their community allies were jubilant upon hearing of a national moratorium on mail processing plant closures. Last Friday, the US Postal Service released an update on “network consolidation” which postponed the closure date of the Bend and Eugene/Springfield plants to a time “to be determined.” See: https://www.21cpw.com/updated-52215-usps-network-rationalization-consolidations-put-on-hold…

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Postal Service “Right-Sizing” Not Popular In Humboldt (audio)

(September 8, 2014) The United States Postal Service has been losing money every year since 2007; in total, nearly $45 billion. One attempt to remedy the situation has been the consolidation of mail processing centers nationwide. Three slated for relocation are in our area: Redding, Eugene, and Eureka. Residents in Eureka are responding to the…

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