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As the decline of mail volume has continued to decrease the Postal Service has proposed the eliminate Saturday delivery. The elimination of a delivery day may mean layoffs. According to an article from GovernmentExecutive.com, Jordan Small, USPS acting vice president acknowledges the possibility.

The following is taken from GovernmentExecutive.com

"If Congress eliminates Saturday mail delivery to help the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service, then layoffs are a possibility, a top USPS official acknowledged to House lawmakers on Thursday.

"I can't say or guarantee that there wouldn't be layoffs," said Jordan Small, USPS acting vice president, during a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Federal Workforce, Postal Service and District of Columbia Subcommittee. Small added that he hoped personnel cuts could be made through attrition and the service's temporary workforce, which handles many of USPS' Saturday deliveries."

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July 31, 2009