Issa says new USPS delivery schedule can go ahead
"... bill language ties $100 million in appropriations to 6 day and rural mail delivery. The language is a standard clause Congress has included in spending bills since late 1982..." 
Source: www.fiercegovernment.com
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New survey shows over 80 percent oppose ending Saturday delivery
"... Save the Post Office conducted its own survey over the past week, and it shows something completely different: 84 percent were strongly opposed to moving to five-day delivery. (Thanks to all of you who took the time to fill out the survey.) We conducted this survey because the Postal Service’s survey seemed biased. ..."
Source: www.savethepostoffice.com
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Post Office to Change Mail Delivery Service
"... Starting in August, the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver first-class mail on Saturdays. First-class mail includes bills, catalogs, letters, cards and other general correspondence...."
Source: usa.gov
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PMG thanks President for recognizing need for reform
"... refunding to USPS over a period of two years, $10.9 billion in overpayments to the Federal Employees Retirement System;
allowing USPS to transition to five-day per week delivery starting in 2013;..." 
Source: usps.gov
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Issa introduces bill to overhaul U.S. Postal Service, increase regulation
"...The bill would eliminate Saturday delivery and give the Postal Service greater latitude to close post offices and regional mail processing centers. ..."
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
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"... When you're in need of your mail order prescription or catalog order, be it in Minot, N. D. or Port Huron, don't you really want it delivered the same day it should have arrived at your post office? Your letter carrier wants to provide you that service...."
Source: www.thetimesherald.com
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"... cut Saturday mail delivery, raise postage rates and potentially close or consolidate thousands of post offices. The proposal also calls for cutting tens of thousands of jobs through attrition and layoffs...."
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
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"...Members of the public are invited to share their views on the commission website at www.prc.gov by clicking the “contact PRC” tab to access an online service form. ..."
Source: bdtonline.com
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Although the Obama administration is quoted in a govexec.com news story that, "The proposed fiscal 2011 budget would not eliminate Saturday mail delivery.", the Postal Service, in spite of the aforementioned citation, says, "If the Postal Service is permitted by Congress to implement five-day delivery, it would take effect in fiscal year 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010, to Sept. 30, 2011)".
COMMENTS: Hmm, who's running things here? With this kind of apparent arrogance from the USPS, is this a hint of an upcoming Potter for President Campaign. Please say it ain't so! (LOL).
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"...The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors today approved management’s request to move forward with its five-day delivery proposal and to file a request for an advisory opinion with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on March 30. ..."
Source: www.usps.com
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"...Unions, on the other hand, uniformly oppose five-day delivery; labor leaders have blasted the proposal, saying it would eliminate thousands of jobs and hurt the Postal Service’s already-sagging mail volume. ..."
Source: federaltimes.com
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"... “This decision is the worst possible response to unusual circumstances that have adversely affected mail volume,” the union president wrote. It assumes that the economy will not recover, and that mail will not serve as a viable medium for commercial activities...."
Source: www.apwu.org
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"... Privatization is not the answer, nor is five-day delivery, but listening to USPS and Postal Union Officials’ proposals may be a good starting point...."
Source: news.bostonherald.com
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