Postal workers to protest closures and cuts on Friday

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Andrew Harrer

Postal workers in more than 100 locations, including Salina, will hold demonstrations on Friday to express frustration over proposed plant closings and declining service standards.

Postal workers in more than 100 locations, including Salina, will hold demonstrations on Friday to express frustration over proposed plant closings and declining service standards.

The Washington Post reports the American Postal Workers Union is critical of several moves the Postal Service has used to help resolve budget shortfalls. For instance, it plans to close 82 mail processing and distribution centers nationwide in January, after having shut down 300 others since 2006. And it reduced service standards in 2012, increasing the number of days it takes to deliver mail.