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Workers demonstrate in front of the Forest Avenue post office in Portland, saying they're being told to prioritize delivering packages, causing long delays for regular mail.
Workers demonstrate in front of the Forest Avenue post office in Portland, saying they're being told to prioritize delivering packages, causing long delays for regular mail.
Some customers, according to the union, are now going five or six days without regular mail service – as the holidays send delivery volumes to their peak.
Across the region, businesses and residents are complaining that spotty mail delivery is delaying checks, bills and medications, but with about 100 vacancies for Postal Service workers in Maine and a low unemployment rate, it's not clear service will improve any time soon.
Across the region, businesses and residents are complaining that spotty mail delivery is delaying checks, bills and medications, but with about 100 vacancies for Postal Service workers in Maine and a low unemployment rate, it's not clear service will improve any time soon.