Pending Postal Service Changes Could Delay Mail And Deliveries, Advocates Warn

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Letter carrier Henrietta Dixon, a 30-year veteran, sorts mail to be delivered before she sets out on her route in Philadelphia. Changes within the Postal Service could make some deliveries late.

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In this March 1, 2017, file photo, Elon Trustee Louis DeJoy is honored with Elon’s Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership in Elon. N.C. Now postmaster general, DeJoy’s plans are controversial.

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«Having a potentially material change,» Sackler says, «without any kind of consultation is a disappointment and hopefully was just, you know, a mistake or a mix up.»

Sackler says that «it looks as if what they’re proposing has the potential to delay mail,» and that the delayed mail will accumulate.»

The unions representing postal service employees say they haven’t met with DeJoy or been consulted about the changes either.

Postal Service v ‘postal business’

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Postmistress Donna DeWitt at work at the United States Post Office for Isle Au Haut, Maine. She serves about 70 customers. Advocates worry about losing the ‘service’ in becoming a ‘business.’

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In addition, the USPS says that «by running operations on time and on schedule, we will enhance our ability to be sustainable so that we can continue to provide high-quality, reasonably-priced service to all people and businesses in the country.»