NAPS: 160 House Members Urge USPS Plant Closure Moratorium

Posted on September 13, 2014September 13, 2014 by 21cpw

(September 12, 2014) A large body of Members of the House of Representatives — 160 strong — today called upon House appropriations leaders to include in the stopgap funding bill a one-year moratorium on the closure of the 82 mail processing facilities that are slated for consolidation by USPS, beginning January 2015. The 82 plants…

Another fight in Congress looms over Saturday mail delivery

Posted on July 6, 2014July 6, 2014 by 21cpw

(July 6, 2014) Congressional efforts to revamp the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service have run into a longtime roadblock – Saturday mail delivery. Top Republicans like House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and the Postal Service’s own executives say rolling back six-day letter delivery is crucial to the agency’s fiscal health – saving an average of…