Sen. Akaka: Impact of Eliminating Saturday Delivery In Hawaii

Senator Daniel K. Akaka Prepared Remarks To Postal Regulatory Commission The Impact of Eliminating Saturday Delivery Service on the People of Hawai‘i October 4, 2010 Chairman Goldway, thank you for inviting me to submit written remarks providing my views on behalf of my constituents on the impact of the Postal Service’s proposal to eliminate Saturday […]

USPS OIG: 5-Day Delivery? What About 3-Day?

From the USPS Office Of Inspector General’s Blog: Although eliminating Saturday delivery has been heavily debated, reducing delivery to 5 days a week may not be enough. There has been some discussion of whether the viable model for the U.S. Postal Service of the future will incorporate 3-day delivery. A 2010 study by the Boston […]

Alaska Sen. Murkowski Remarks On USPS Proposal For Five-Day Delivery

Remarks Submitted to Postal Regulatory Commission Senator Lisa Murkowski Remarks As Prepared U.S. Postal Service Proposal for Five-Day Delivery Week September 16, 2010 Chairman Goldway, Commissioners, thank you for inviting me here to speak to you about the potential effects of the Postal Service’s proposal to eliminate Saturday delivery on Alaskans. As you were unable […]

Editorial: No Saturday mail delivery is a bad idea

There is no doubt that the Postal Service is facing the same economic hardships as almost every sector of the economy. It lost $3.5 billion in its fiscal quarter that ended June 30. However, some technological changes in society are also at work: The rise of e-mails and social networking has decimated the private first-class […]

Closing Post Offices And Ending Saturday Mail Delivery Not On Congressional To Do List

Lawmakers are set to tackle several big issues in the coming weeks before packing up and going home for reelection campaigns. The future of the Postal Service: Two things to watch — and neither involves ending Saturday mail delivery or closing post offices — two no-go options in an election year. Full Story: Washington Post – […]

Economist To PRC: Ending Saturday Delivery May Give Business To Private-Sector Competitors

In written testimony to PRC regarding USPS’ request for five-day delivery,  Michael Crew on behalf of  NALC wrote: Ending Saturday delivery will cause mail volume to drop, will likely produce unanticipated transition costs and could threaten the long-term viability of the Postal Service. Moreover, once Saturday delivery is eliminated, it will likely be irreversible. Rather […]

Postal Union Delegates Take to the Streets: Save Saturday Service!

Thousands of APWU members, led by union president William Burrus and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, marched through the streets of downtown Detroit on Tuesday afternoon to Save Saturday Service and rally for good jobs. Wearing blue APWU T-shirts and chanting “Five Day – No Way!” delegates shut down busy streets and assembled in Campus Martius […]

NALC Pledges Increased Letter Carriers Push to Retain Saturday Mail Delivery

NALC Press Release Rolando Pledges Increased Letter Carriers’ Push to Retain Nationwide Saturday Mail Delivery ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 9 – Letter Carriers union President Fredric V. Rolando opened the 67th biennial convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) today, pledging to continue to fight the U.S. Postal Service’s “extremely unwise and dangerous plan” […]

PRC Thanks Public For Comments On USPS Proposal To End Saturday Delivery

The Postal Regulatory Commission says it has received over 12,000 comments from the public on the postal service’s proposal to end Saturday mail delivery. The PRC issued this thank you to to the public: Dear Members of the Public, thank you for writing us. The Commission has received more than 12,000 letters, cards, emails, and […]

Former USPS Chief Financial Officer: Eliminating Saturday Delivery Is Not Necessary

Eliminating Saturday Delivery Would Hurt USPS In the Long-Run Excerpts from testimony filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission by former USPS Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President Michael J. Riley. Riley testified on behalf of the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO: From August 1993 to July 1998, I held the position of Chief Financial […]