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8.31.2015

Fortenberry takes complaints of slow mail delivery to U.S. postmaster; days later, his town hall invites get delayed

Fortenberry takes complaints of slow mail delivery to U.S. postmaster; days later, his town hall invites get delayed

"...Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska recently sent a letter to the U.S. postmaster sharing Nebraskans’ grievances over slow mail delivery, including overdue charges because of late credit card payments and delayed arrival of prescription drugs..."   
Source: www.omaha.com

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1.13.2015

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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