Throwing in the Towel on Five-Day Delivery?

At the end of a lengthy analysis of the prospects for postal legislation yesterday, long-time postal union leader William Burrus made a statement that could signal a change in strategy on five-day delivery: “His [President Obama’s] proposal includes five-day delivery, which is strongly opposed by the unions but the decision must be made on which fights to engage in and with whom. Do we fight the Republican efforts to destroy the Postal Service and the unions or do we fight the Obama inclusion of five-day delivery...

Burrus’ statement suggests that the prospects are slim for getting the Obama Administration to change