DeJoy's Postal Service policies delayed 7 percent of nation's first-class mail, Senate report says
Source: Washington Post
Postmaster General Louis DeJoys controversial midsummer operational directives delayed nearly 350 million pieces, or 7 percent, of the countrys first-class mail in the five weeks they were in effect, according to a new report published Wednesday by the Senates top Democrat in charge of postal oversight.
Only a month after taking charge of the U.S. Postal Service, DeJoy implemented stricter dispatch schedules on transport trucks that forced workers to leave mail behind and prohibited extra mail trips, leading to well-documented mail bottlenecks. Managers under him also cracked down on overtime, which postal workers commonly rely on to complete routes, though DeJoy has denied having a role in those cutbacks.
The report depicts an agency whose leadership was barely prepared to implement the new policies, did not anticipate the upheaval they could cause and is still trying to find its balance as the November election draws near and millions of people continue to experience longer wait times for their mail and packages.
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(1,150 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,863 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,614 posts)Sounds like financial or quota performance incentives with devolution of decision making, downchain - 'I don't care how you get it done'.
Cutthroat capitalism comes to the USPS
msongs
(67,544 posts)obamanut2012
(26,211 posts)hasn't moved, hasn't been updated since the last week in August. It's something I need(ed) for work.
Also, company won't give me a refund because it's not officially lost, even though I don't need it anymore.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)Bengus81
(6,944 posts)The USPS tracking showed them moving a couple of times and then....nothing. Never moved again. Got a refund from Amazon but keep thinking they might just show up in December.
turbinetree
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