Article Title: OIG Recommends Putting a Hold on Plant Closures
Snippet of Article: "...predictions that lower service standards would wreak havoc on mail delivery were substantiated in a “Management Alert” issued by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Aug. 13.
According to the alert, the Postal Service failed to meet even the degraded service standards management implemented on Jan. 5, 2015. The amount of mail that failed to meet delivery targets in the first six months of the year increased 48 percent over the same period last year – despite the new, more relaxed standards.
The OIG recommended that management postpone implementation of Phase II of its consolidation plan until the USPS stabilizes delivery..."
Source: www.apwu.org
