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Shift would save money; union says change will decrease service quality
By Bill Lilley Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Friday, Oct 26, 2007
CANTON: The fate of about two dozen U.S. Postal Service jobs in Canton is about to be determined.
But a union official says it appears all but certain that the work and employees will be moved to Akron.
Carmine Russo, president of the Canton Area Local Postal Workers' Union, said he hasn't been given the official word, but postal officials all but announced the move of mail-sorting jobs in a recent employee newsletter.
The move is part of a two-year area mail proficiency feasibility study that was recently completed. The study found the sorting work could be done at a cost savings in Akron.
''We obviously are coming down to the wire on this,'' Russo said.
Victor Dubina, a Cleve land-based Postal Service spokesman, said the service strives to make prudent decisions as any other business might do.
''The study shows that service will actually improve, both for Canton and Akron,'' Dubina said. ''It's really a win-win situation because we'll be able to reduce redundancies and save $1 million a year.''
At stake is moving Canton's processing center at the main post office in that city to a larger center in Akron.
Canton's processing center handles mail for the Canton area and outlying areas such as Killbuck, Wilmot, Dalton and Sugarcreek.
''What we do know is that people would get moved around, but nobody would lose their job,'' Russo said. ''Our focus is not on job loss, it's on quality of service. And the service to the people will suffer if this move is made. And why would we want to degrade the service to the public? There are other ways to do things and be fiscally responsible.''
Russo said the Postal Service has informed him that there would be a loss of 17 jobs from Canton's main post office.
The union plans to stage informational pickets from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday in front of Canton's main post office at 2650 Cleveland Ave. N.
Postal Service officials plan to hold a public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at McKinley Senior High School at 2323 17th St. N.W. to discuss the plan and seek public input.
''We feel we have to get the word out to the public,'' Russo said about the informational picket lines. ''We want to reach everybody we possibly can and encourage them to get to the meeting.
''If only 20 people show up, I think it's a done deal.''
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Bill Lilley can be reached at 330-996-3811 or blilley@thebeaconjournal.com.
CANTON: The fate of about two dozen U.S. Postal Service jobs in Canton is about to be determined.
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