staff shortage

Sep 4th

Postal Union: Albuquerque post offices are in shambles with bats, rats

A rat fell through the ceiling onto a customer’s shoulder earlier this year, they say. Another one scampered across the counter.   Mail has been delivered late, the offices are dingy, and a bat swooped through in the middle of the day.  Members of the union that represents some 400 U.S. Postal Service workers in […]

Feb 15th

High demand, low staff at the post office mean it may be a journey to get a passport

2/12/16 Need a passport? If you’re going to a post office to submit an application, get there early in the day – or you may have to return another time or find a different location. An increase in demand for passports, coupled with United States Postal Service staffing shortages, have led some post offices, including […]