Postal Protest in Philadelphia

CENTER CITY - August 17, 2006 (WPVI) -- Hundreds of angry postal workers are making a special delivery to their bosses in the government in the form of a protest at this hour.

Chopper 6 flew at 30th and Market Streets during Action News at Noon.

They are rallying over what they call "serious problems" with mail service in the past few months.

They blame equipment changes and personnel cuts made since operations moved to the new Southwest Philadelphia postal center. They say the new technology is unreliable and workers are complaining about frequent equipment breakdowns at the new center

The U.S. Postal Service says there were problems at the new center when it first opened in November, but that service has improved dramatically since then.

(Copyright 2006 by the Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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