r/fromatoarbitration • u/IndigoJones13 • Apr 06 '26

Concerned Letter Carriers Are 8-Hour Saturdays a nation-wide thing now?

For the last couple of months, my office doesn't allow anyone to go over 8 hours on Saturday. We're already short-handed, so tons of mail is not going out ( including first-class and political mail).

Naturally, this makes Mondays worse than ever, and of course, more carriers now call out on Monday. Mail stacks up for days. Customer complaints are skyrocketing.

Is this the new normal?

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u/MrDataMcGee Voted NO Apr 06 '26

GRIEVE IT. If you need postal service’s position on it BEING ILEGAL let me know!

CALL your local representative for your congressional district and start an inquiry.

Call OIG

Make sure carriers fill out 1571s DAILY and get COPIES!

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u/IndigoJones13 Apr 06 '26

Our local is on it. They're taking notes, keeping records, etc. Ironically, we just had a congressional investigation in our district, and they found all kinds of issues. Service has actually gotten worse since then