April will be a very busy month for USPS consolidating and/or closing facilities as part of its Network Rationalization Phase 2.
Here is a sample of facilities scheduled to close or consolidate from April 1 through April 18
In a few weeks, mail processing by the U.S. Postal Service will come to an end in Cape Girardeau, which employees of the center say could lead to longer waits for letter and package deliveries.
April 18 is the official end date given to employees for mail processing at the Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility at 475 Kell Farm Drive in Cape Girardeau, said Greg Davidson, president of American Postal Workers Union Local 4088.
St. Louis facilities will absorb all mail-processing responsibilities, leaving the Cape Girardeau facility as only a distribution hub.
The change in local operations comes as the U.S. Postal service is working through a second phase of consolidation, also called a “network rationalization,” that began in January and will end in the fall. The overall consolidation of the postal service that began in 2012 includes shifting processing, or origination and dissemination of mail, from more than 200 facilities across the country in an effort to save up to $800 million annually.
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