Pushback from Letter Carriers on USPS 5-Day Delivery Plan

A statement was issued by the National Association of Letter Carries  in anticipation of the USPS Feb. 6 announcement that Saturday mail delivery would be eliminated.

The statement, by NALC President Fredric Rolando, calls the move "misguided and counterproductive," and calls on Postmaster General Patrick Donohoe to offer "a real business plan to tap the full potential of this essential American institution," rather than one that will "doom USPS to failure, or "step down.":

"Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s plan to end Saturday delivery is a disastrous idea that would have a profoundly negative effect on the Postal Service and on millions of customers. It would be particularly harmful to small businesses, rural communities, the elderly, the disabled and others who depend on Saturday delivery for commerce and communication.

Slowing mail service and degrading our unmatchable last-mile delivery network are not the answers to the Postal Service’s financial problems. If the Postmaster General is unwilling or unable to develop a smart growth strategy that serves the nearly 50% of business mailers that want to keep six-day service, and if he arrogantly thinks he is above the law or has the right to decide policy matters that should be left to Congress, it is time for him to step down."

You can read the full statement by Rolando here, and also read more in depth information about NALC opposition to the 5-day delivery schedule and 5-Day is the Wrong Way campaign.