U.S. Postal Service to Drop Saturday Mail in August
WJBK-TV reports the move will save about $2 billion and will not affect package delivery.
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The U.S. Postal Service will announce the end of Saturday mail delivery, WJBK-TV reported Wednesday morning.
Saturday mail delivery will end in August for everyone including residents of Trenton and Grosse Ile.
The move, which does not affect package delivery, is expected to save $2 billion annually, the report indicated. It's part of a 5-year plan to cut $20 billion, according to The Washington Post.
On Tuesday, The Huffington Post reported that Hallmark Cards, Inc. has hired lobbyists who will ask Congress to keep Saturday delivery and consider other cost-saving measures. According to the report, postal workers say the move could result in the loss of 80,000 jobs.
Will the loss of Saturday mail delivery affect you? Tell us what you think in a comments!
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Ron
12:32 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Reduce service and increase rates. Way to go UPS.
Dave Moody
12:51 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
How about offering all of the services that UPS and FedEx stores do PLUS same day local delivery. Add 24 hour access to P.O. Boxes, raise the first class postage to $.75 instead of $.01 every time you turn around and MAYBE they will be more than competitive.
Dave Moody
12:54 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
How about offering all of the services that UPS and FedEx stores do PLUS same day local delivery? Add 24 hour access to P.O. Boxes, and raise the first class postage to an immediate flat $.75 and MAYBE they will be more than competitive. Can we say profitable?
cscharlt
3:15 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
It's surprising this hasn't happens a long time ago. Frankly, since I have access to e-mail like most everyone else, 90% of my important banking, mortgage, utility etc. mail comes in electronic form. The post office is going to go the way of Kodak and film and get totally replaced by a cheaper more efficient medium. Why on earth would I ever pay $.45 per letter to send something that I can do electronically, from anywhere, immediately, for ~free?
Ron
4:29 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
At some point they will want to charge us for every email that we send or charge a monthly fee for unlimited email services.
cscharlt
9:17 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
This isn't a serious comment right?
michelle
4:40 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
I'm wondering how they figure the loss of 80,000 jobs. I would think maybe a few jobs or getting a cut in hours. Does anyone know where they come up with that number? I can't imagine they have a crew that does Saturdays only. I don't think it really would be that big of a deal.
Jaunvie
8:19 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
They do have a crew that works on everyones days off. Workers usually only have a 40 hour work week, but is typically delivered 10-12 hours a day 6 days a week. Overtime is not "required" so many workers only work 5 of the 6 days. The remaining day is worked by someone that works 5 diffrent areas for each persons day off. So for every 5 full time workers they hire another full time worker for the extra day.