CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Over 70,000 pieces of delayed and undelivered mail were discovered at several Charlotte area post offices and a distribution center.
The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General’s Office performed an audit of post offices in Charlotte and Concord as well as a processing and distribution center in Gastonia in April. According to a report, 19,374 delayed letters and flats and 54,880 delayed packages were discovered during the audit.
“As postal employees and, especially as union advocates, we pride ourselves on delivering the mail and making sure that things are processed,” Miriam Bell, the president of the Charlotte Area Local American Postal Workers Union, said.
Bell, who represents postal workers in North Carolina’s southern region, said it is uncommon for thousands of pieces of mail to be delayed at once. She believes recent changes to how the USPS processes mail are creating backlogs.
Boy, the new DM for NC is doing a bang up job. He’s more focused on seatbelts than timely mail delivery I guess. Raleigh has the same issues so it’s safe to say that most of the major cities in NC have delayed mail. This new policy could be called “save work hours and let the mail sit.” When the OIG hits on something, it’s usually the tip of the iceberg too. This cat refuses to pay what it takes to move the mail because some computer program tells him it can be done with less. How’s that working for ya bud?
I’m sure it’s the carriers’ fault. It always is.