The Postal Service announced this afternoon that there will be a moratorium on the closings of all post offices and mail processing plants for five months — December 15 to May 15. That is welcome news indeed, and it will give the Postal Service and Congress time to work out a whole host of issues, including the $5 billion pre-funding to … Read More
NAPUS calls for a moratorium on post office closings
Yesterday, the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. (NAPUS) called for a moratorium on post office closings. That’s a big deal, and it will give the cause a lot of momentum. Calls for a moratorium on post office closing have been growing. In August, Iowa’s Governor Terry Branstad called for one, and earlier this week Representative Nick Rahall of … Read More
A new call for a moratorium on closures, and more post offices may close, not on any list
Yesterday U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) wrote a letter to the Postmaster General urging him to declare a moratorium on closing post offices. It was the second such call for a moratorium from a high-ranking government official, following Iowa Governor Branstad's request in August. Yesterday also brought news of two post offices being studied for closure that do not … Read More
Now we’re talking: Iowa calls for a moratorium on closings
Day after day, month after month, it’s been nothing but bad news and critical editorials about how much money the Postal Service is losing, why it has to close thousands of post offices, and what Congress—and taxpayers—may need to do to rescue the postal system. There have also been hundreds of news items about the closing, or impending closure, of … Read More
Moratorium Time
Maybe it’s time for a moratorium on post office closures, consolidations, and suspensions. The Postal Service seems to be closing post offices as fast as it can, and communities barely have time to react. Many have had a post office for over a hundred years, yet they’re given just 60 days to respond to a closure notice. With emergency suspensions, … Read More
