Consumerist reports that the USPS is going through with plans to close more than half of all mail processing centers in order to cut costs.
In all, 223 of the 264 processing facilities that had been considered for possible closure or consolidation will be affected. See the full list of facilities (PDF) here.
These closures mean that 30,000 full-time and 5,000 "non-career" positions — covering everything from mail handlers to mechanics to maintenance employees to managers — will no longer be needed.
There is no general timeline for when the layoffs and closures will actually take place, though the existing moratorium prevents USPS from closing any facilities until May.
Please do not think twice about it. I apologize for any rudeness in my comments.
Posted by: Daniel L | February 28, 2012 at 05:59 PM
Daniel L: Thanks for understanding. Hopefully we'll be "seeing" each other here in the future.
Posted by: Tester | February 29, 2012 at 11:11 AM