"In its present form, it really doesn't help the postal service. It ends up dismantling it," Scott Van Derven of the Wisconsin Association of Letter Carriers said to ABC 12 in Wisconsin. "We are certain that six days delivery is a much better business advantage for USPS."
While postal workers have been against the drastic postal reforms, many members of Congress and the government have been in favor or reviewing the organization's structure, including President Obama and Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. In September 2011, Obama announced a $3 trillion dollar U.S. debt reduction proposal, and in it endorsed ending Saturday mail and reducing the postal service's reliance on Congress to act, moves suggested by Donahoe earlier in the year.
Kyle A. Richardson is the editorial director of Promo Marketing. He joined the company in 2006 brings more than a decade of publishing, marketing and media experience to the magazine. If you see him, buy him a drink.