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The Greeting Card Association (GCA) announced that it is pleased with the decision by the USPS Board of Governors to postpone implementation of their modified 5-day delivery proposal. The GCA said it agrees with the Board’s conclusion that the language in the Continuing Resolution passed last month restricts the Postal Service’s ability to move to a modified delivery schedule.

In a statement, they stated they “believe that eliminating Saturday service would be short-sighted and self-defeating. There are much better alternatives that will generate the needed cost reductions and lead to a stronger Postal Service without significantly and negatively impacting the citizen mailer through counter-productive service cuts or unjustifiable rate increases.”

“We are pleased that all of the GCA’s hard work to influence the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to continue 6-day service has paid off,” said GCA Postal Affairs Committee Chair George White, president & COO of Up With Paper. “We look forward to working with Congress, the USPS, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) and the mailing community through the legislative process to develop and implement much needed reform legislation to ensure the long-term financial health of the Postal Service, which is of vital importance to our industry.”

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