The United States Postal Service recently came up with a brand new 10-year plan in order to slow down the mail delivery. The controversial strategy was brought to the attention of the ‘regulatory postal board’ on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, as it was ultimately viewed in a negative light. The USPS’s overall goal with this movement is to try to decrease the hours spent in the post office while increasing their service standards, and no matter how many people deem this possible action unnecessary, only time will tell if the right choice was made.
This plan was initially brought to light back in March of this year and if it goes through can result in “as much as 30% of first-class mail to be delivered within five days instead of three,” as an opposed postal representative previously stated. However, higher authorities in the USPS cooperation are standing their ground with their opinion that these specific tweaks in the system will guarantee a better ‘long-term financial health plan’ for the company. Unfortunately for them, Democratic representatives and a total of 21 state attorneys generals labeled this play as “pointless” and “draconian.”
While the plan shows a promising assumption on how the company will positively be affected by the changes brought up, they still “have yet to demonstrate solid evidence.” A spokesperson from the postal board released a statement that claims they don’t even fully know if this proposal will result in “much improvement, if any, to the Postal Service’s current financial condition.
If the plan goes through as everything seems an estimated 5 billion pieces of mail product would be slowed down as they look to change everything to a “first-class standard.” The United States Postal Service has yet to publicly comment on if they are going to re-evaluate their strategy, but the chances seem promising as they said, “we will consider recommendations as we move forward with our plan.” President Joe Biden recently added three new members to their board who confidently claim that they have strong suggestions to add to the USPS 10 year plan.