USPS package surge keeps agency afloat, but puts toll on employees

Published: July 22, 2020, 12:18 p.m.

b'Overtime cuts at the Postal Service could lead to delays in mail delivery. In fact, an internal memo prohibits employees from making late or extra trips to deliver late mail. It also directs mail carriers to start and complete their routes on time. That means some mail might get left behind to be delivered the next business day. The American Postal Workers Union said this comes as employees struggle with understaffing from the coronavirus pandemic. For a look from the inside, Federal News Network\\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with the union president Mark Dimondstein on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'