CUMBERLAND — The U.S. Postal Service says it will move its mail-processing operations in Cumberland to Johnstown, Pa.
The Cumberland Times-News reports that the Postal Service announced the decision Thursday.
The Postal Service says it hasn’t set a date for the transition.
The American Postal Workers Union says the move will eliminate 30 jobs in Cumberland.
The Cumberland plant is among more than 260 mail-processing centers nationwide that the Postal Service says it plans to consolidate, starting in mid-May.
U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin oppose the move in Cumberland. The Maryland Democrats said in a press release that moving the mail-processing operations 70 miles away will affect mail service and raise transportation costs.
The senators also say they would oppose any relaxation of delivery standards resulting from the move.
It's interesting that we keep hearing what a huge deficit the Postal Service is running and that we need to get a handle on it. The USPS is trying very hard to address the problem, but when a proposed cut comes to our locale, we protest mightily. It's all right to cut someplace else, just not anywhere near us. I realize that the senators want to get re-elected, so they have to support Cumberland as well as Easton and anywhere else in Maryland; unfortunately, Maryland needs to bear its share. I do feel sorry for those who will lose their jobs as a result of this move. I had hoped that attrition could save most of them.
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