Lingering staffing issues, low wages and higher-than-expected online consumer purchases have all contributed to major worker shortages at the U.S. Postal Service in Colorado
“The mail delivery has been very erratic to non-existent,” said John Alexander, who owns a cabin rental business in Twin Lakes near Buena Vista.“We did not receive mail from the 8th of January to the 18th of January,” Alexander said. “That makes it impossible to run a business. We’re not receiving our deposits. We’re not receiving our bills.”“The medicine situation, that is critical,” Alexander said.
“There are people who need their medication,” Twin Lakes resident Kelly Sweeney said. “We had no notice of what was going on. I am so disappointed that there is no contingency plan to address something like this.”In fact, in Colorado, the Postal Service says they could hire an additional 600 people including postal carriers, clerks and other positions.
In a statement to Denver7, the Postal Service said, “We know we have not met service expectations… and are working hard to restore the respect of the public. In Buena Vista, we’ve been short as much as half of our carrier staff and our current employees are doing all they can to serve their customers.”“They cannot hand it across the counter?” Alexander questioned. “So, you don’t even have the option of driving 25 miles to the post office to pick up your mail.”“Develop a plan,” Sweeney said.
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