Postal Workers Rally to Keep Six Day Service

The National Association of Letter Carriers and the American Postal Workers Union will be having a national day of action  on Sunday to save six  day service.

This comes after the USPS announced in December that they would discontinue Saturday service by late summer.

On Sunday, US Postal Service employees from all over the Boston area will attend the "day of action" at the Boston Common.

“The American people depend on Saturday delivery to keep us connected and to facilitate our business,” deliveringforamerica.com, a website supported by the National Association of Letter Carriers posted on their site. “Eliminating a day of delivery will hit rural communities, small businesses, and senior citizens the hardest.”

USPS rallies are scheduled throughout the country.

US Congressman Stephen Lynch, who represents the 8^th District including Hingham, will be there.

Lynch recently introduced legislation to enhance the financial footing of the USPS.  Lynch introduced the United States Postal Service Stabilization Act, H.R. 961, which would address the billions of dollars that the agency has overpaid to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) liabilities and return the overpayment surplus to the Postal Service so that it can better meet its financial obligations.

 “The Postal Service continues to face fiscal challenges and it is imperative that Congress reach agreement on postal reform in the 113^th Congress,”  Lynch said in a statement.. “The United States Postal Service Stabilization Act is a commonsense alternative that will afford the Postal Service much-needed financial flexibility without compromising mail delivery standards or unfairly burdening our dedicated postal workforce.”