‘This is our season’: Amid pandemic and unprecedented volume, U.S. Postal Service battles to deliver packages on time
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
A postal carrier loads packages for delivery at the Liberty Street post office branch in downtown Springfield, Dec. 22, 2020. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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Easthampton artist Beth McElhiney sells her work in silver and aluminum, as well as vintage china and glassware, through the online marketplace Etsy.
Or, at least, she tries to — when the U.S. Postal Service, which she and others on the do-it-yourself e-commerce site depend on, can deliver packages. That has become more challenging this Christmas season as the Postal Service, targeted this year by President Donald J. Trump’s administration with a wave of cutbacks, now struggles with unprecedented volume and the impact of COVID-19 on its workforce.