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Started by Townsend, December 05, 2011, 12:28:14 PM

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Townsend

#45
February 06, 2013, 08:57:22 AM
AP: US Postal Service to discontinue Saturday mail delivery beginning in August

http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/ap-us-postal-service-to-discontinue-saturday-mail-delivery-beginning-in-august

QuoteThe US Postal Service is scheduled to make a major announcement Wednesday and the Associated Press is reporting that the country's mail service will discontinue Saturday delivery beginning in August.

Cutting Saturday delivery is expected to save the mail service $2 billion a year.

The Postal Service has been struggling financially for several years and has made job cuts and closed facilities around the country.

A mail processing plant in Tulsa is slated for closure in 2014 as part of the cost-cutting measures.

A news conference is scheduled for 9 a.m.

Conan71

#46
February 06, 2013, 09:51:43 AM
Between that and the gigantic rate increase on foreign shipping rates, maybe the PO is serious about shoring up their financial losses.  The increases have not been in place long enough to determine how much it may affect one of our businesses, but I'm sure it's making overseas buyers re-think their purchases on small items when a 1 oz first class parcel has gone from $3.00 to $6.61.
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sauerkraut

#47
February 06, 2013, 01:06:55 PM
That's what they say. The USPS has been talking about scraping Saturday service for the past 25 years. Why not just have postal service 3 days a week, Monday, Wednesday & Friday? I'd be fine with that.
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nathanm

#48
February 06, 2013, 03:44:02 PM
Fixing the law requiring the USPS to overfund its pension plan would have saved them over twice as much as eliminating Saturday delivery.

This is fantastic news for UPS and FedEx, though. They're a lot more likely to get people to pay for their Saturday delivery rather than just ship with the post office instead.
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration" --Abraham Lincoln

Hoss

#49
February 06, 2013, 03:49:27 PM
Quote from: nathanm on February 06, 2013, 03:44:02 PM
Fixing the law requiring the USPS to overfund its pension plan would have saved them over twice as much as eliminating Saturday delivery.

This is fantastic news for UPS and FedEx, though. They're a lot more likely to get people to pay for their Saturday delivery rather than just ship with the post office instead.

The articles I've read however states that the USPS will still do package delivery on Saturday.  Just not regular mail.

nathanm

#50
February 06, 2013, 03:52:39 PM
Didn't see that. Seems a little pointless.
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration" --Abraham Lincoln
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