U.S. Postal Service, through its Postmaster-General Louis DeJoy, presented a plan that will affect the delivery service and some of the mail prices. USPS devised the plan so that the agency may be able to address the $10 Billion in forecasted red ink in the next decade, according to a New York Post report.

It can be remembered that the USPS had acknowledged its shortcomings when reports of mail theft surfaced. The agency received backlash regarding the mail theft issues and the slow delivery brought by the then "new" changes in the agency.

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USPS New Plans

DeJoy unveiled their 10-year strategic plan for the USPS, which outlines $40 billion in capital investments to upgrade their mail delivery and help their employees function more efficiently, according to a Market Watch report.

However, the plan will affect the one-to-three-day service for first-class mail. When the plan is approved, the first-class mail will have an extended delivery day up until five days. Meanwhile, 61% of the current first-class mail volume will still be delivered within its current standard.

"Our plan calls for growth and investment as well as targeted cost reductions and other strategies," said DeJoy. He pointed out that the strategies will enable their agency to operate better to address future challenges that will come their way as they try to prioritize financial sustainability and service excellence.

Prices for mail and packages will also be increasing. However, the agency is not yet able to predict how much, according to an NBC News report.

DeJoy also acknowledged that their agency had done poorly over the holiday season because they were overwhelmed by packages to be delivered even though there is a significant decrease in first-class mail volume.

"First class mail traveling within a local area will continue to be delivered in one-to-two-days," said the agency adding that 70 percent of the first-class mails will be delivered within three days.

USPS Plan Opposition

Apart from the change in delivery timeframe and price hike, USPS will also be changing how they deliver the mails and packages. The agency will have more deliveries using trucks than airplanes. USPS will also combine mail processing and assign cut-offs to some retail locations.

"We determined that there is a compelling need to redesign our operating model to enable growth in our package delivery system," DeJoy noted in the plan they have presented.

However, Democrats opposed the plan. It is still not clear to what extent of DeJoy's proposal will be implemented.

The plan concerned some of the legislators like New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney, especially the "Postal Service's unacceptable decision" to adapt and permanently slow down the delivery of every parcel. Maloney also noted that the plan should not be implemented unless Americans and Congress will have a chance to fully engross and review the USPA's proposal. Maloney is the House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair.

USPS, under the leadership of Loui DeJoy, will also commit to an all-electric delivery fleet by 2035.

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