NALC’s Rolando: Postal Service is highly profitable

May 29, 2015 The Times-Union’s report on the slowing of mail in Florida accurately depicted the impact of the closing of mail-processing facilities and other changes. But there’s even more to the story. The U.S. Postal Service also wants to end Saturday mail delivery and door-to-door delivery — meaning small businesses wouldn’t receive checks and…

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Opinion: The wrong fix for the U.S. Postal Service

Re:“U.S. Postal Service needs major fix,” Dec. 25 editorial. By Fredric Rolando – January 4, 2015 Your editorial had the headline right, but not the remedy. In fact, you back legislation (the Carper-Coburn bill) that would worsen the U.S. Postal Service’s financial situation. To your credit, you note that the Postal Service runs on earned…

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