Congress Forces Postal Service to Continue Saturday Mail Delivery
Posted on April 12, 2013
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced that it is delaying its plans to cut Saturday mail delivery. USPS blames Congress for forcing it to continue Saturday delivery.
Although disappointed with this Congressional action, the Board will follow the law and has directed the Postal Service to delay implementation of its new delivery schedule until legislation is passed that provides the Postal Service with the authority to implement a financially appropriate and responsible delivery schedule. The Board believes that Congress has left it with no choice but to delay this implementation at this time. The Board also wants to ensure that customers of the Postal Service are not unduly burdened by ongoing uncertainties and are able to adjust their business plans accordingly.The Washington Post reports that a short-term budget recently approved by Congress and President Obama contains language that requires USPS to provide six days of delivery.
This is only a delay. USPS is not dropping plans to curb its service. USPS is determined to remove Saturday from its delivery schedule. The U.S. Postal Service has been threatening to end Saturday mail delivery for the past several years. It is a good thing Congress keeps stopping them. Cutting Saturday delivery would delay people trying to pay bills. Cutting Saturdays could also fuel a vicious cycle that would see the mail service become only a 4-day or 3-day a week service.
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