Hasn't U.S. Mail Service Declined Enough Already? | Postal Workers and Allies Say 'Stop the Slowdown!'

Article Title: Postal Workers and Allies: Stop the Slowdown!
Snippet of Article: "...The Postal Service has once again proposed serious cuts to mail service in large swaths of the country. A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service is standing up and fighting back against efforts to degrade the country’s mail system, as it has time and again since its creation in 2013.

The current proposal from the Postal Service will spell the end of afternoon collection of mail from post offices, stations, and branches across the country. Instead, mail will be picked up the following morning. While this may not seem like a big operational change, it means much of the country’s First-Class Mail can be expected to take an additional day to reach its destination. ..."

Source: apwu.org

[tag] Postal Service, USPS, Mail Delivery, [/tag]

USPS Inspector General reports massive increases in delayed mail

Article Title: USPS Inspector General reports massive increases in delayed mail
Snippet of Article: "...The report by the Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General disclosed that the Jan. 5, 2015, order to eliminate overnight first-class mail service and to lengthen delivery times boosted the amount of “delayed mail” dramatically, reduced mail performance scores, and cut mail processing productivity while increasing transportation costs. For the nine months following the new standard, the inspector general said delayed mail processing reports soared by 51 percent compared to the same period a year earlier..."

Source: www.linns.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Postal Service investigating cause of stalled deliveries as complaints rise

Article Title: USPS investigating cause of stalled deliveries as complaints rise
Snippet of Article: "...When our investigation into Post Office package delays aired on Tuesday our social media accounts lit up with people claiming their packages are making it to Houston Processing Center and then the trouble starts...."

Source: abc13.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]