Get used to stuff taking longer to arrive. USPS is doing some efficiency stuff that has clearly contributed to delays. I recently had a package shipped from Ann Arbor that sat in Detroit for three days before moving along...
"The new policies include hours being cut back within the US Postal Service, according to the memo obtained by CNN that shows talking points given to USPS managers across the country on July 10.
According to the memo, overtime, including late trips and extra trips by USPS workers, is no longer authorized or accepted. This is explained as a cost cutting measure that could save the financially struggling USPS around $200 million.
"One aspect of these changes that may be difficult for employees is that, temporarily -- we may see mail left behind or mail on the workroom floor or docks ... which is not typical," reads the memo.
The memo states any mail left behind will be reported with the "root causes" of the delays addressed the next day, with the intention of the volume of delayed mail shrinking over time, but the reality of that remains unclear as the changes are new.
The Washington Post reported that bins of mail otherwise ready for delivery have been left in post offices due to the scheduling and route changes, and letter carriers are sorting more mail themselves, increasing the delivery time. US Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey last week
wrote to DeJoy, saying that his constituents have been experiencing delivery delays for more than three days."
