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Associations mobilize to help shape Postal Service changes

After Saturday delivery elimination proposal, industry groups dependent on stable mail delivery are actively lobbying lawmakers Cohen Merritt The U.S. Postal Service's recent proposal to end Saturday mail delivery as of Aug. 5 has spurred different levels of pushback from several associations, some hoping to be involved in crafting a larger package of cost-cutting actions. A few groups, like the Greeting Card Association, came out in opposition to the Postal Service's Feb. 6 announcement. "Eliminating Saturday service is short-sighted and self-defeating," GCA said in a statement. Other groups, such as MPA—The Association of Magazine Media, said they do not oppose… Read More