SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FOLLOWING HIS ALL-OUT PUSH & PERSONAL CALLS TO POSTMASTER DEJOY, USPS WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD ON PROPOSED TRANSFER OF MAIL PROCESSING OPERATIONS FROM BUFFALO WILLIAM ST. FACILITY – ENSURING QUALITY MAIL SERVICE & PROTECTING POSTAL WORKERS’ JOBS

Thanks To Schumer’s Relentless Advocacy, Including Personally Calling Postmaster DeJoy Directly To Demand No Changes, USPS Will Not Transfer ANY Mail Processing Operations To Rochester – Ensuring Western NY Remains A Central Hub For Mail Delivery

Schumer, Along With Dozens Of Local Leaders, Has Been Calling For USPS To Keep Mail Processing Operations At Buffalo, Personally Called Postmaster DeJoy To Stop Any Plans To Transfer Operations, Workers, Or Equipment Out Of Buffalo

Schumer: USPS Has Heeded My Call – Mail Processing Operations Are Here To Stay In Buffalo

Following his relentless advocacy and personal calls to Postmaster Dejoy this past week demanding no transfer of operations, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today announced the feds have heeded his calls and USPS will not move forward on transferring mail processing operations from Buffalo’s William Street Postal Facility to Rochester. After launching a push demanding answers from Postmaster General DeJoy on the potential impact of such a move, Schumer doubled down to secure a commitment that USPS would not enact any plans which result in the transfer of jobs, equipment, or operations out of Buffalo and bring undue harm to Western NY residents and postal workers, and now, USPS has now reversed course thanks to Schumer’s efforts, protecting quality mail delivery and postal workers jobs across Western New York.

“Victory! Today is a massive win for Western New Yorkers that will ensure more efficient mail delivery for the region’s seniors, families, and businesses and that will ensure job security for our hardworking postal workers at the Buffalo William St. Facility. I personally called Postmaster DeJoy to make sure he heard the voices of Western NY loud and clear. Our hardworking postal workers work day in and day out to deliver high-quality mail service throughout Western NY, and USPS’s planned transfer of operations for the Buffalo’s William Street Postal Facility put our local mail service and dedicated postal workers’ jobs at risk. In January, I pushed to get answers from USPS on their plans for our local communities, and today, I am here to say USPS will not move forward with any plans that will reduce mail service or negatively impact workers,” said Senator Schumer. “I fought to save this facility in 2011 because I know the importance of the William St. Postal Facility to this community, and I promised to save it again this time. Today, I can say a promise made is a promise kept. Western New York can look forward to smooth mail delivery from the Buffalo William St. Postal Office for years to come.”

Schumer personally called Postmaster General DeJoy and demanded any USPS plans which would result in the transfer of jobs, equipment, or operations from Western NY would not move forward. Schumer said any proposal that would negatively impact mail service to Western New Yorkers is unacceptable and said USPS must not make any changes that could hurt postal service. USPS’s proposals were especially concerning, given that the Postal Service has proposed consolidations, aggregations, and facility conversions elsewhere in the country from West Virginia to Oregon, which have created significant confusion with little answers or assurances for facilities experiencing changes.

Now, thanks to Schumer’s push and personal advocacy, USPS has heeded his calls and reversed course and will not move forward on the proposed transfer, which was opposed by hundreds of postal workers and community members. Schumer said his efforts have ensured the facility will continue to provide quality mail delivery for the community and ensured Western NY postal workers are able to do their jobs efficiently.  

Schumer has a long history of fighting to preserve mail service in Western NY. Over a decade ago, Schumer led the charge to help save this same postal facility from closing, lobbying the Postmaster General to keep the processing facility open, in order to preserve overnight mail service in Western New York and the facility’s 700 jobs.

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