{"id":29929,"date":"2021-01-02T09:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T14:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=29929"},"modified":"2021-01-03T11:10:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T16:10:31","slug":"christmas-volume-since-march-usps-still-dealing-with-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2021\/01\/02\/christmas-volume-since-march-usps-still-dealing-with-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Christmas Volume Since March\u2019: USPS Still Dealing With Delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>CAMBRIDGE (CBS) \u2013 1\/01\/21 &#8211; The U.S. Postal Service is still dealing with some post-Christmas delays. Some people in Massachusetts say packages they sent in mid-December have not arrived at their destination.<\/p>\n<p>Denise Newton\u2019s package should be heading to New York. \u201cGot an email last night that it\u2019s in New Hampshire now,\u201d Newton said. She dropped it off at a Boston area post office branch 10 days before Christmas. \u201cIt meant a lot to get it there before Christmas,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>USPS spokesperson Steve Doherty told WBZ that it\u2019s been an unprecedented year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank our customers for their patience and our employees for their monumental efforts as we continue to clear record seasonal volumes,\u201d Doherty said. \u201cYour viewers can be assured that we\u2019re running every piece of equipment at capacity and every available asset is being used to get their packages to their destination as quickly as possible. We hope to return to normal delivery schedules in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Flattery is President of the American Postal Workers Union Central Mass Local. \u201cWe\u2019ve been doing Christmas volume since March,\u201d Flattery said. <a href=\"https:\/\/boston.cbslocal.com\/2021\/01\/01\/usps-delays-christmas-packages-returns-covid-19\/\">CBS Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29891\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Delayed-Mail-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Delayed-Mail-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Delayed-Mail-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Delayed-Mail.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAMBRIDGE (CBS) \u2013 1\/01\/21 &#8211; The U.S. Postal Service is still dealing with some post-Christmas delays. Some people in Massachusetts say packages they sent in mid-December have not arrived at their destination. Denise Newton\u2019s package should be heading to New York. \u201cGot an email last night that it\u2019s in New Hampshire now,\u201d Newton said. 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