The service is about to set longer delivery standards for first-class packages, in a move that its regulator says will not have a big effect on its finances. More of your mail is about to get slower. First it was letters and now some packages may take longer to arrive.
Keeping this in view, can I still get my pension paid into a post office account?
Your money will continue to be paid into your Post Office card account for now. The government will write to you with more information regarding the POca replacement service – called the Payment Exceptions Service. Wait until your benefit or pension payments have moved to this service.
Hereof, is the post office going to offer early retirement?
Employees must be at least 50 years old with 20 years of federal service, or any age with 25 years of service, to qualify for early retirement. They must make a decision by April 16 and vacate their jobs by April 30. The offers were precipitated by a consolidation of USPS’ 67 districts into 50.
Is the post office restructuring?
As part of its third and final phase of the agency restructuring, USPS will centralize address management and support functions for its post office operations and delivery program into the office of its chief retail and delivery officer. This will ensure all USPS support functions are centralized at its headquarters.
Is the US mail being slowed down?
The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with its plan to slow down delivery for about one-third of small and lightweight packages as it advances its plan to cut costs and reverse longstanding financial losses at the agency. Currently, USPS aims to deliver all First-Class packages in two or three days.
Is the US Post Office going out of business?
Although the USPS has a staggering $15 billion in debt and $100 billion in unfunded employee benefits that falls on the American people, it is unlikely the mail system will shut down anytime soon.
What changes are coming to the post office?
Starting Aug. 29, USPS will raise prices of first-class postage stamps to 58 cents from 55 cents. Price hikes are needed because over the past decade, mail volume has declined by 46 billion pieces, or 28%, while single piece first-class mail declined 47%, USPS said.
What is DeJoy doing to the post office?
DeJoy outlines USPS plans to close, consolidate facilities across its delivery network. The Postal Service is looking to restructure its network of facilities in its delivery network as part of an ongoing effort to improve its long-term financial health.
What is the future of the Post Office?
USPS ended fiscal 2021 with a $4.9 billion net loss, its 15th consecutive year of net losses. However, that net loss is nearly half the $9.2 billion loss it reported in fiscal 2020, and agency executives say USPS remains on track to break even as early as fiscal 2023.
What is wrong with the post office?
The 2020-2021 United States Postal Service crisis is a series of events that have caused backlogs and delays in the delivery of mail by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The crisis stems primarily from changes implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy shortly after taking office in June 2020.
Why am I not getting my mail USPS?
For delayed mail, either domestic or international, call 1-800-275-8777 to file a complaint. Or go to USPS online, choose the tab marked “Where is My Package” or “Where is My Mail.”
Why are packages delayed USPS?
Unusual circumstances (such as traffic, staffing fluctuations, severe weather, natural disaster, changes in carrier route, etc.) can cause deliveries to be made after this time.
Why is the Postal Service taking so long?
Budget cuts are an important reason that the USPS takes so long to deliver mail and packages. Since the USPS is a federal business, it receives funding as part of federal spending. Every year, the federal government has to go over a budget plan for the next year.