Postal workers fired up about changes

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Dayton area postal workers exploded with anger Tuesday evening as officials try to sell them on moving some operations to Columbus.

Local workers say they won't take the move lightly.

Postal service officials were only willing to talk about changes in outgoing mail at the Dayton Processing and Distribution Center, not the possibility of the center closing, that got a lot of people were fired up!

U.S. Postal Service Officials held a public meeting in Dayton looking for a stamp of approval., but instead they got an earful of angry words.

The plan would move some processing operations from the Dayton Processing and Distribution Center to the one in Columbus.

The meeting was so raucous that an emergency alarm sounded when someone accidentally went out the wrong door.

It was followed by mail handlers sounding an alarm of their own alarm. They say the proposed changes will impact how fast you get your mail.

"there is no way that you can send mail to columbus ohio and effectively distribute mail to these surrounding communities in a timely manner," said William Mclemore, V.P. Mail Handlers Union.

Officials say it would cut costs by more than $2-million.

The plan also calls for 27 employees to be moved to another facility.

Any changes will have to be approved by Congress.

The mail handlers here say rain, sleet or snow won't stop them from delivering their message.

"Postal service employees have dedicated their lives to the postal service and this is a slap in the face."

The mail handlers we spoke with are asking you send a letter to Senator Sherrod Brown demanding an independent review of the post office's finances, but if you don't send it quickly, they say it won't go through the Dayton Processing and Distribution Center.