Examples of a slowed-down mail service are popping up more and more

Man's fruit package rots after being delivered late by postal service

"...They arrived a week later and it wasn't pleasant. "As a matter of fact, the juice was dripping out of the box," he said. His family had to throw out the rotted fruit. Alcantara was miffed because he paid for expedited delivery, but didn't get it. "What's the use of their offering that kind of service if they cannot perform it," he said. ..."   
Source: abc7news.com

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U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill: Postal Service ' essential to rural America'

McCaskill: Postal Service ' essential to rural America'

"... McCaskill continued: “I think we all know in our gut that if we allow [the Postal Service] to be totally privatized, that it will be our rural constituency that will pay a very heavy price. And I think we have the best postal service in the world, and I think if we allow it to atrophy and say, ‘well, just let privatization take over, let it just be private,' I'm going to have a hard time explaining that to my rural constituency why we weren't there for them at this incredibly important time in the history of the postal service.”..."   
Source: www.koamtv.com

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All post offices in the Greater Boston District will be closed Tuesday (1-27-2015) due to dangerous weather conditions

Officials: No mail delivery on Tuesday (Greater Boston District)

"...In a press release, the U.S. Postal Service cited dangerous weather conditions forecast throughout the region for shutting down operations. Normal post office hours are expected to resume on Wednesday. ..."   
Source: www.metrowestdailynews.com

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Outgoing Postmaster General Suggests Using Postal Service as Lab Rats To "Reform" Pensions

Brace yourselves: Congress preps civil service reform

"...He said Postal Service reform could also serve as a precursor to governmentwide civil service reform. "I would encourage Congress to view the Postal Service as a test bed or laboratory of change that might be applied to the rest of the federal government," Donahoe said. ..."   
Source: www.federaltimes.com

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Legislation proposed to impose a two-year moratorium on U.S. Postal Service mail processing plant closures

Senators: Stop postal service cuts

"... BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 17 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) yesterday proposed legislation to impose a two-year moratorium on U.S. Postal Service plans to eliminate up to 15,000 decent-paying jobs, close more mail-sorting plants and end overnight delivery of first-class mail and periodicals...."   
Source: vtdigger.org

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New mail service standard: 36 percent of single-piece mail will be delivered in three to five days, 82 mail processing plants to close

How the new service standards may slow down much more mail than the Postal Service is saying

"...on January 1, 2015, the Postal Service began implementing phase two of Network Rationalization. Service standards for First Class Mail were relaxed yet further — no more overnight delivery for any single-piece mail, and an extra day of delivery time for about half of all First Class Mail. The change paves the way for closing 82 more processing plants and eliminating thousands of jobs. ..."   
Source: www.savethepostoffice.com

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2014: Postal Service Gains Employees For First Time In Fifteen Years

Federal Agencies Shed Nearly 20,000 Jobs in 2014

"...while the Postal Service employed just less than 600,000. USPS has begun each year with fewer employees than in the one immediately prior for 15 consecutive years, according to agency figures, but BLS data show the agency actually netted 3,000 jobs in 2014. ..."   
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Better Options Exist for Postal Reform in 2015 | Commentary

"...Our founders understood that affordable, universal postal service was critical to the nation. Unfortunately, many in Congress and within the Postal Service management are willing to sacrifice service as a means of solving financial problems unrelated to its operations. ..."   
Source: www.rollcall.com

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USPS Data Breach Could Have Been For Profit – ‘Health Files’ Fetch Handsome Figures, Indicate Investigators

USPS Data Breach Was For Profit – ‘Health Files’ Fetch Handsome Figures, Indicate Investigators

"...USPS data breach that took place in November could have been orchestrated primarily for financial gains, indicated the investigators. USPS Chief Human Resources Officer Jeffrey Williamson confirmed that data stored in “a file relating to injury compensation claims” was illegally accessed and siphoned-off by hackers. Health information of as many as 485,000 USPS employees ..."   
Source: www.inquisitr.com

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