Beware! The lame duck can cripple the starving eagle! by cpwunited.com

“Budget talks that could affect the Postal Service and our retirement and health benefits are now taking place between President Obama and the leaders of Congress. We also learned this week that the chairmen and ranking members of our committees in the House and Senate are meeting behind closed doors to negotiate a “compromise” postal reform bill before the end of the year…

“Press reports indicate that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), the retiring chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Govern-mental Affairs Committee, is proposing to immediately suspend letter mail delivery on Saturday but retain parcel delivery six days a week. Billed as “compromise,” it still would eliminate 25,000 city carrier jobs and drive more business away from the Postal Service by undermining the value of our service. More-over, stand-alone parcel delivery would not be generally profit-able on Saturdays if parcels were not delivered along with letters and flats. This is not a compromise at all, nor would it secure the future of the Postal Service since it does not address the crushing retiree health pre-funding burden.

Beware! The lame duck can cripple the starving eagle!