READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Getting Rid of This Service, Starting July 10. Delivery rates have been the center of attention for the USPS. In Oct. 2021, “new service standards” (also known as the number of days between acceptance and delivery of a piece of mail) were announced for First Class Mail and Periodicals. Service standards are still considered timely by the agency, despite increases in time-in-transit standards by one or two days for First-Class Mail and Periodicals traveling longer distances. The delivery time for nearly one-third of small, lightweight packages was also slowed down as of May 1, 2022, thanks to new service standards for First-Class Packages. Ironically, the agency has now received pushback over certain packages that some say are being delivered too quickly. If these allegations are true, it would violate the legal obligations of the USPS, which require the agency not to give priority to letter mail or discriminate between users. This could also impact and undermine services in rural communities and low-population-density areas, which rely on the USPS for deliveries, the motion states. RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. The SOC, which includes four labor unions—Service Employees International Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Communications Workers of America, and United Farmworkers of America—represents over four million workers. Its mission is to survey different workers and consumers and then generate in-depth reports, according to its website. READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Making These Major Changes to Delivery Service.
