美國郵政系統暫緩減員計劃

【新唐人2011年12月14日訊】美國郵政服務（U.S. Postal Service）星期二（12月13號）證實，為了讓國會有充足的時間找到辦法挽救整個機構，美國郵政在明年5月15號之前，不會關閉更多的郵局和郵遞中心。此前美國郵政服務曾宣佈了一項關閉250個郵件分揀中心以及削減2萬8千個職位的計劃。

目前美國郵政服務在2011年度已經積纍了51億美元的財政赤字，同時需要在本週晚些時候按照法律支付55億美元的醫療保險和退休福利。

The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to hold off on closing any more post offices or mail facilities until May 15, 2012, to allow Congress time to work on a plan to save the service.

The news of the moratorium comes just a week after the Postal Service announced a plan to slow down first-class mail, which would have closed some 250 mail processing plants nationwide and eliminated 28,000 jobs.

The Postal Service has racked up $5.1 billion in debt this year and faces a deadline to make another $5.5 billion payment to pre-fund health care retirement benefits for future retirees due later this week, a payment required by law.