Postal Workers Fight for Southeastern Plant

Carrying signs, placcards and chanting, hundreds of workers and their supporters turned out Tuesday night to push to keep the Southeastern PA postal processing and distribution plant open in Tredyffrin.

They came to a public meeting on a proposal  to close the facility. It is one of 252 postal centers under consideration for closure as the United States Postal Service looks for billions of dollars in cost cutting measures.

NBC10 News was outside as the workers, their families and supporters marched into Radnor Middle School. You can see the NBC10 report by clicking here.

Among those in the audience was State Representative Warren Kampf who says he is concerned about the impact closing the facility would have on mail delivery in his district.

Under a proposal under consideration, many workers and the tasks they perform could be moved to a giant USPS facility on Lindbergh Boulevard near the Philadelphia Airport. The retail post office operation will remain open, according to a newsletter issued Wednesday by Kampf's office.

USPS District Manager James Gallagher ended the meeting by thanking the postal workers and the public for their comments and by assuring the crowd that no final decisions on the plant's future have been made.

The public has two more weeks to comment on the plan by mail. If you want to comment send a letter to:

Manager, Consumer & Industry Contact

Philadelphia Metropolitan District

3190 South 70th Street, Room 503

Philadelphia, PA 19153-9631

Letters must be postmakred by January 18

The USPS announced last month that no final decision on any of the 252 plants under consideration for closing or consolidation will be made before May 15.