08-15-2020, 02:15 AM
Has anybody actually had delays with shipping machine sort-able flats (letters, bills, postcards, NOT packages or thick envelopes of any kind)
I worked for the USPS when the UPS workers went on strike. All the other package carriers (FedEx, DHL, etc) quit accepting new customer applications leaving USPS as the only alternative for UPS customers. The USPS was able to quickly scale up and handled all of UPS's packages. (Also the reason why FedEx stopped taking new customers was because the USPS is their #1 customer, they were going to get the same packages regardless under existing contracts).
My packages are all delayed now, have been since the start of COVID, but the first class letters (like ballots) have been shipping exactly the same as before. This seems like a nothingburger when it comes to elections, and I feel like there are just political agendas at play.
I worked for the USPS when the UPS workers went on strike. All the other package carriers (FedEx, DHL, etc) quit accepting new customer applications leaving USPS as the only alternative for UPS customers. The USPS was able to quickly scale up and handled all of UPS's packages. (Also the reason why FedEx stopped taking new customers was because the USPS is their #1 customer, they were going to get the same packages regardless under existing contracts).
My packages are all delayed now, have been since the start of COVID, but the first class letters (like ballots) have been shipping exactly the same as before. This seems like a nothingburger when it comes to elections, and I feel like there are just political agendas at play.