BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) — Some East Bay communities aren’t seeing their mail carriers until after midnight. It’s an unprecedented situation affecting parts of Oakland, Concord and Berkeley.
A mail carrier, who asked not to identified, was delivering mail Thursday well after 6 p.m. — that’s the post office’s typical delivery deadline. She’s stuck in the middle of major Bay Area Postal Service problems caused by staffing shortages, increased online shopping deliveries, and high cost of living demands.
“It’s pretty bad some days. Some days I work up to 15 hours a day,” she said. “They just give you a head light and tell you to go out there.”
Gus Ruiz is the postal spokesperson and he said it’s not a good scenario for the customer or employees. “We’re dealing with it, and we’ll solve it very soon,” Ruiz said.
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It’s gotten nothing to do with the prefunding issues (that ended on September 30th). That is pure union talk. It’s because CCA’s were sold down the river in the name of 30,000 potential members that the PO promised during our last contract to the union. They don’t get benefits, so it’s no wonder they don’t last and we don’t have enough help. I know the contract was decided by arbitration, but don’t think for a minute the union didn’t agree to it before it ever got that far. As soon as, we as members start demanding change from Rolando, nothing is ever going to be different, and he will keep lining his pockets, telling us how good we have it.
Have been mistaken for trick or treaters
All caused because the Postal Service is required to pre fund it’s health care costs! Funds paid put for health care that should be used for operational needs. The Ratpublicans refuse to admit they, and their pal ex President Forrest Gump, screwed up because of a political decision! Congress should get back and do it’s job and run America, Congress is too busy sucking up to the business bastards!