Community & Labor Rally in NYC on Sunday to Protect Saturday Mail Delivery and Strengthen the Postal Service

Seniors, Small Businesses, and Workers will all be harmed if ill-conceived plan moves forward

ALBANY, NY (03/22/2013)(readMedia)-- The Postal Service's plan to downsize and end six-day service is an attack on the future of this great institution, on the customers who need it and on the employees who support it. Many Americans – especially small business owners and senior citizens – would suffer if the strength and reach of the Postal Service is compromised. In addition, cutting Saturday Mail would delay important household and business transactions including bills, invoices, and personal communications, and may force customers to shift to high cost competing services.

WHO:

Concerned citizens, Civic groups, Elected officials, and Labor unions.

12:15 PM

CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE MENG, NY 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN MALONEY, NY 12TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

CONGRESSMAN CHARLIE RANGEL, NY 13th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

CONGRESSMAN JOSE SERRANO, NY 15th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

OUSMAN LAAST, US SENATOR KIRSTIN GILLIBRAND’S AIDE

GEORGE MIGNOSI, NALC VICE PRESIDENT

MARIO CILENTO, NYS AFL-CIO PRESIDENT

GEORGE MANGOLD, NYSALC PRESIDENT

ORLANDO GONZALEZ, RAA NALC REGION 15

1:30 PM

SCOTT STRINGER, MANHATTAN BORO PRESIDENT

TONY AVELLA, NY STATE SENATOR

ROSIE MENDEZ, NYC COUNCIL MEMBER

PAUL NEWELL, DEM. DISTRICT LEADER 65TH AD

YETTA KURLAND, NYC COUNCIL CANDIDATE

JONATHAN SMITH, NY METRO APWU PRESIDENT

WILLIE DELGADO, LOCAL 300 NPMHU PRESIDENT

VICTORIA PANNELL, 15 YEAR OLD COMM ACTIVIST ACTION NETWORK

RAUL RODRIGUEZ, HARLEM COMM. ACTIVIST

STEPHEN DURHAM, COMM ACTIVIST FREEDOM HALL

ROSA DELA TORRES, COMM ACTIVIST CHELSEA HOUSING

JULIO PABON, FOUNDER SOUTH BRONX COMM ASSOCIATION
WHAT:

Rally to protect Saturday mail delivery and demand that Congress deliver a better plan to strengthen the Postal Service for the future.
WHEN: Sunday March 24, 2013 at 12:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: James A. Farley Post Office
31st Street and 8th Avenue
New York, New York
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