U.S. Postal Service Warns Vaccine Mandate Could Affect Deliveries

Nov. 11, 2021 — The U.S. Postal Service expressed issues on Wednesday that the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for giant firms may have an effect on deliveries, based on Reuters.

In a monetary submitting, the USPS stated complying with the order may result in “labor challenges and high levels of absenteeism.” The postal service has 644,000 workers throughout the nation.

The order “will be extremely challenging to implement and administer during the height of our peak season, particularly given its expedited schedule,” the USPS wrote within the submitting.

Some workers may resolve to go away, which “could cause significant business disruptions, and could adversely impact service performance and result in lower mail volume and revenue,” the postal service stated.

Last week, the Department of Labor issued particulars concerning the order, which requires companies with 100 or extra workers to mandate COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing by Jan. 4. The guidelines additionally require employers to make sure that unvaccinated workers who work in particular person put on masks by Dec. 5.

The fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is deciding whether or not to elevate an order issued on Saturday that froze the rule briefly, Reuters reported. States, spiritual organizations, and personal employers have sued the federal authorities, claiming that it exceeded its authority in issuing the vaccine mandate.

The Postal Service remains to be reviewing the Biden administration’s order, David Partenheimer, a spokesman for the USPS, informed Reuters on Wednesday.

“We continue to take measures to protect the health and safety of our postal workers,” he stated.