All mail has been sent to central processing facilities for about 10 years. They route down to the carrier route.
This saves about an hour of time in the morning and a half hour in the afternoon for each carrier.
In rural route areas, that means a ton of money because those routes are contracted out—meaning they are not Postal Service Employees.
You should be cheering this process—which is not new. You should be cheering it because it is saving about 10 hours a week of pay—that is huge over multiple routes.
I think your source is a rural route carrier—who is pissed because their contract got cut.
Not everything is political.
...central processing facilities for about 10 years. They route down to the carrier route.
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So true.
When I lived in SW WI, the mail went to Twin Cities for sorting. It delayed mail for 1-5 days from other areas of the country.
Now, my sorting facility is 75 miles away (Madison). I have noticed no slow down.
I have met 2 of my route carriers....both are Trump supporters. I assume they are contractors.