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Postmaster argues against Saturday mail

The head of the U.S. Postal Services pleaded with Congress Wednesday not to thwart his plan to cut Saturday mail as a way to save money, but postal workers unions criticized the plan as illegal and financially questionable.

By Pauline Jelinek | Updated on February 13, 2013
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Postal Services pleaded with Congress Wednesday not to thwart his plan to cut Saturday mail as a way to save money, but postal workers unions criticized the plan as illegal and financially questionable.

Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe told a Senate committee hearing that the plan announced last week is one among a number of steps needed because the agency’s financial situation is “dire … more urgent than ever.”

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