Is the US Postal Service having financial problems?

The U.S. Postal Service has had financial problems for years, but the new postmaster general is making changes and some workers are alarmed. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plans to shake up the agency are gathering opposition from some of its workers. The U.S. Postal Service has had financial problems for years.

What are the changes in the postal service?

Postal Workers Decry Changes And Cost-Cutting Measures As a result of the new postmaster general’s plans to shake up the agency, “mail is beginning to pile up in our offices,” says Kimberly Karol, a postal clerk and union leader in Iowa.

Why are there so many delays at the post office?

And after months of mail delays, record high mail volume, and more and more employees being infected with the coronavirus, the Postal Service has really struggled to keep up with on-time delivery, as it has for months. MARTIN: And is it just packages, though?

Why are postal workers not allowed to work overtime?

DeJoy, who formerly headed a logistics company, said the agency is in a “financially unsustainable position, stemming from substantial declines in mail volume, and a broken business model.” DeJoy has already prohibited postal workers from working overtime.

Is the United States postal service a stressful job?

While you are constantly meeting new people, management continously micromanages the staff. It is an EXTREMELY stressful job. The United States Postal Service doesn’t know how to comfortably use their employees at their advantage.

Is it hard to work at the post office?

It’s hard work and hard on the body. People don’t give postal workers the respect that they deserve. After working for the post office for 2.5 years, I look differently at postal workers and appreciate all that they do.