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.
2 comments:
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.
Cumberland is a very poor area.It's a beautiful town,but impoverished.
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