According to reports, they lost 3 billion dollars last year. The same reports expect that loss to double this year, if something drastic doesn't occur. That is why the Postmaster General went before Congress today, to address that issue, and to offer his proposal. A proposal that he says, "I don't take lightly."
Saying the U.S. Postal Service "is in a severe financial crisis," Postmaster General John E. Potter is asking Congress to allow him to cut mail delivery from six days to five days a week.
In testimony prepared for a Senate hearing this afternoon, Potter said he needs "flexibility in the number of days we deliver mail."
"The ability to suspend delivery on the lightest delivery days, for example, could save dollars in both our delivery and our processing and distribution networks, he said. "I do not make this request lightly, but I am forced to consider every option given the severity of our challenge."
He said the cut in mail delivery would be at least one day a week. Currently, the postal system delivers mail Mondays through Saturdays.
- Washington Post
Besides hearing that Tuesday's is the lightest mail day, I don't understand why Tuesday is the day they would chose. In professions outside of mine, and that has a (so called) normal work week of Mon-Fri, it would seem the best day to cut service would be on Saturday. Of course that is my opinion. What do you all think?
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go ahead share your thoughts with me now.
3 comments:
That is exactly what I was thinking! They should move with business and business run on business days (think banking).
I am a big time news buff and this is the first I have heard of this! While I agree it would make sense for them to switch it I am shocked we have not heard more about this on the networks like Fox News.
I guess Saturday's would be a big deal because people are shoving stuff out on Fridays---but maybe Thursdays would become the "new" Friday.
I don't think cutting Saturday is a good idea. I know in my case where I work 40 miles away from home the only day I can accept and sign for packages is on Saturday's. If they stopped mail delivery, I could not have anything delivered to my house. (And having it delivered to my office is not an option either). I thing that's probably why they won't cut Saturday - for a lot of people who work in offices, Saturday is the only day that can do their USPS business.
I agree thinking about my mail delivery that Tuesday is the lightest day. Or even Wednesday, so it was in the middle of the week.
Either way, I'm hoping it doesnt' get changed to Saturday.
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