Postal manager Louis DeJoy predicts further mail delays and price hikes in rescue agency plan

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to eliminate two-day local delivery for first-class mail, bundle it with the three-to-five-day postal service envelopes, and ban first-class air-delivered mail , The Washington Post reports. Only 38% of first-class two-day mail is currently delivered on time, according to documents filed by the Federal Postal Court, and the agency is financially underwater, having lost $ 9.2 billion a year last due to a decrease in mail during the coronavirus pandemic and nearly $ 200 billion in debt. DeJoy’s plan would likely cause further delays, and he also plans to institute price hikes. DeJoy told the To post the plan had not been finalized.