WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW)Â According to the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), Wausauâs mail processing and distribution facility will be consolidated with a similar facility in Green Bay.
According to the Postal Service, the strategy of âmoving, removing, and repurposingâ equipment is an ongoing strategy that âallows for more efficient, timely delivery of mail and packages.â
Plans to consolidate 62 facilities around the country were halted in 2015. Now the consolidations are back on, and are scheduled to be completed this November.
According to the APWU, they havenât been told about changes in employment from the changes.
âWe have made crystal clear to postal management that any further plant consolidations are a misguided strategy that not only disrupts the lives of postal workers but will further delay mail,â said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. âThe previous plant closings and consolidations were a complete failure and we w
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