CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Postal Service has cancelled its decision to downgrade the large processing and distribution center in Charleston and shift most of its work to a facility in Pittsburgh.
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin announced Thursday morning the decision by USPS to cancel its plans came after months of negotiations. Manchin said the USPS now plans to do $23 million in upgrades in Charleston.
“It never made economic sense to send our mail from Charleston to Pennsylvania and then back to West Virginia, and I commend the union for fighting for their members and all West Virginians throughout this process,” Manchin said in a statement released by his office.
The Postal Service began the review the Charleston operations last November and announced the downgrade to a local facility this past April. It was possible more than 40 workers would have move to Pennsylvania to keep their jobs.