Jan 28 2009
Postal Service Hurting More
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28897426/
Two months ago, I talked about the Postal Service feeling the sting of the economy, causing less people to send mail, and therefor less revenue. The result was less overtime and a few other cutbacks, but no job losses. The story now develops further.
One less day of getting mail may not sound like a big deal, and I do not want to imply any huge societal problems this will cause, but it is really a symbolic blow in my book. They are predicting greater losses in revenue this year than they had last year. Cutting one day will help alleviate some of the financial stress. Less people are sending mail anyway, as I said before, so I cannot really condemn the Postal Service for asking for this day off. And they do have to ask. A legislation in 1983 created the rule of six days of mail. It may not happen. If it does, it will not happen in a day. The rate increase coming up in May will not help that much. The increase last year sure did not. Support your neighborhood postal worker.
