{"id":30227,"date":"2021-02-25T10:34:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T15:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=30227"},"modified":"2021-02-25T10:34:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T15:34:32","slug":"usps-blames-unprecedented-volumes-fewer-employees-for-mail-delays-since-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2021\/02\/25\/usps-blames-unprecedented-volumes-fewer-employees-for-mail-delays-since-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS blames unprecedented volumes, fewer employees for mail delays since pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dateline\"><strong>LAKE WALES, Fla.<\/strong> &#8211; 2\/24\/21 &#8211; <\/span>Kenneth Abbott happily worked for the U.S. Post Office for more than two decades. But now, dealing with the U.S. Postal Service is driving him crazy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was distressing,&#8221; Abbott told FOX 13. &#8220;It was distressing to get the runaround.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Abbott paid $26.60 to have a package delivered to Fort Lauderdale by noon the next day. It didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It went from Lake Wales to Tampa. That was it,&#8221; he complained.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, his parcel was delivered. Unfortunately, it was eight days late. The U.S. Postal Service reimbursed him what he had paid, but that didn\u2019t compensate him for his frustration.<\/p>\n<p>After Abbott complained, a postal official from Miami called him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am going to quote you what he said to me,&#8221; explained Abbott. &#8220;We are experiencing horrendous issues, especially priority overnight, in the entire U.S.&#8221; Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/postal-service-blames-unprecedented-volumes-fewer-employees-for-mail-delays-since-pandemic\">Fox 13 News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30013\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Delayed-Mail495-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Delayed-Mail495-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Delayed-Mail495-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Delayed-Mail495.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAKE WALES, Fla. &#8211; 2\/24\/21 &#8211; Kenneth Abbott happily worked for the U.S. Post Office for more than two decades. But now, dealing with the U.S. Postal Service is driving him crazy. &#8220;It was distressing,&#8221; Abbott told FOX 13. &#8220;It was distressing to get the runaround.&#8221; Abbott paid $26.60 to have a package delivered to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-video-gallery","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30228,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30227\/revisions\/30228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}