USPS plan would force mail from Tulsa, NW Arkansas regions to go through OKC first [View all]

(cross-posted in GD forum)

‘It’s going to delay their mail’ USPS plan would force mail from Tulsa, NW Arkansas regions to go through OKC first
by: Spencer Humphrey/KFOR
Posted: Mar 5, 2024 / 06:45 AM CST

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"According to the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the United States Postal Service (USPS) is planning to close its mail processing centers in Tulsa and Fayetteville and combine them with the center serving the Oklahoma City Region.
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"Under the plan, Tulsa and Fayetteville would lose the machines they use to postmark mail. Only the Oklahoma City facility will be able to postmark — which could lead to problems for customers the farther they live from Oklahoma City.

“'Anything you drop off at the post office is automatically going to be postmarked a day later than when you dropped it off,' she said. 'That makes a difference when it comes to voting ballots, taxes. You know, when you’re paying your bills.'
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"Weare says the impending changes are all a result of a 10 year plan U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy enacted for the USPS."


I added the emphasis above. Full article: https://kfor.com/news/local/its-going-to-delay-their-mail-usps-plan-would-force-mail-from-tulsa-nw-arkansas-regions-to-go-through-okc-first/
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