Transfer of Wilkes-Barre operations to Scranton and Lehigh Valley begins

(from Central PA uspsnewsbreak)

The U.S. Postal Service is shifting operations in a continuing effort to improve productivity and increase efficiency.  The transfer of mail processing operations and equipment from the Wilkes-Barre Processing and Distribution Facility (P&DF) to the Scranton Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and to the Lehigh Valley Processing and Distribution Center will tentatively begin in October, Central PA District Manager Edward B. Burke said.

The initial move will involve the 182 ZIP Codes shifting to the Lehigh Valley P&DC in Allentown which will be followed by the movement of 186 and 187 ZIP Codes to the Scranton P&DF.

Some affected career employees may be reassigned to the Scranton P&DC, Lehigh Valley P&DC or to other vacant positions.  This move will not have a negative effect on our customers.  Service levels will not be affected.  In fact, for a small number of customers, service will improve as some two-day service standards move to overnight.

This change is necessary in order to optimize our mail processing network and achieve the significant productivity and efficiency improvements expected with this consolidation.

For business mailers, the Wilkes-Barre Business Mail Entry Unit will continue to operate at the Wilkes-Barre facility.