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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
Fighting to
Save Ohio Postal Service Jobs
In 2015, the United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to close and
consolidate up to 82 mail processing facilities across the country –
including ones in Akron, Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown – putting 15,000
jobs at risk.
To protect these jobs and ensure that Ohioans continue to receive
reliable mail service, I joined with 49 other Senators in signing a
letter, urging the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and the
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to prevent
all USPS closings and consolidations through Fiscal Year 2015.
As our economy recovers, workers can’t afford to be without a paycheck.
This extension would give Congress time to pass comprehensive postal
reform legislation to fund USPS operations and keep over 1,000 Ohioans
in good-paying jobs.
This Congress, I introduced The Postal Service Protection Act,
alongside seven other senators, to modernize and save USPS. This
legislation would preserve Saturday mail delivery, restrict the closure
of rural and urban post offices, and protect mail processing facilities
to ensure maintenance of timely service.
It would also address the Postal Service’s financial problems by
eliminating the requirement that it pre-fund 75 years’ worth of future
retiree health benefits. This mandate – which no other public or
private business must meet – has caused USPS to overpay into its
pension plans and subsequently subsidize retire accounts for the entire
Federal government.
The hard-working employees of USPS provide an essential service and
deserve to keep their jobs. Congress must act to keep these mail
processing facilities open and ensure the USPS can afford to operate in
the future.
Sincerely,
Sherrod Brown
U.S. Senator
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