02-12-2021, 06:00 PM
That is not the outcome I was seeing in SE MI from mid-Nov through Dec.. We were seeing USPS "jeeps" delivering several times a day on our streets, even on Sundays. I assume they are the "last mile" folks in some UPS/FedEx shipments. I also know a lot of it was due to greater numbers doing online shopping. I also know there was a big backup in deliveries due to instructions from authorities.
I have not been in contact with the single mailman I know to ask why this was happening.
Even if the sorters were online, they'd have huge backlogs.
It used to be that postal workers were encouraged to work overtime to ensure that mail went through on time. Now, they not only are not allowed to work overtime, but hours of operation have been scaled back and there are fewer trucks moving the mail. Combine that with the staffing and logistical problems of the pandemic, and letting mail stack up to prioritize ballots in November, and budget-cutbacks across the board reducing new hires and you have a big f-ing mess.
I have not been in contact with the single mailman I know to ask why this was happening.
Sarcany wrote:
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I wonder if any of the high-speed processing equipment was removed from their processing centers, or what their staffing was like...
Even if the sorters were online, they'd have huge backlogs.
It used to be that postal workers were encouraged to work overtime to ensure that mail went through on time. Now, they not only are not allowed to work overtime, but hours of operation have been scaled back and there are fewer trucks moving the mail. Combine that with the staffing and logistical problems of the pandemic, and letting mail stack up to prioritize ballots in November, and budget-cutbacks across the board reducing new hires and you have a big f-ing mess.