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 |
| NOTES: | Visit http://deliveringforamerica.com for more information. |
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