USPS faces muddled route on road to restoring service
Jacob Bogage and Kevin Schaul
Washington Post
Washington The nation s mail service is slower and more erratic than it s been in generations, via the confluence of an abrupt reorganization and pandemic-era anomalies that has fueled demands for reform and fundamentally different ideas on how to achieve it.
On one side is Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who, with the backing of the U.S. Postal Service s governing board, is expected as soon as next week to outline a new vision for the agency, one that includes more service cuts, higher and region-specific pricing, and lower delivery expectations.
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Be Prepared (and Patient) for Delayed Mail All Over New England
Let s be real mail has been unusually slower lately. Like, walking up a hill covered in molasses backwards with super glue on the bottom of your feet slow.
Case in point it took a good three weeks for my cousin s Christmas card to get to my house, even though pretty much everyone already had theirs after a few days.
BUT, here s the thing that we all need to remember it s not the fault of any mail worker. Think of what they re going through right now this was probably the BUSIEST year of online shopping ever. And whether you did it through Amazon or shopped locally online, that still means that s a ton of packages to get together, ship, send out, etc.