USPS customers have been warned of a looming mail pause for Walmart and Amazon packages.
All of the service’s branches are set to close for 24 hours – for a huge event.
USPS has confirmed that all of its branches are set to close for 24 hours for Juneteenth.
This is an important federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of formerly enslaved black people.
That means there’ll be no mail delivery by USPS workers, impacting millions of customers, including Walmart and Amazon shoppers.
Plus, all of the service’s postal locations will be temporarily shut on June 19.
The confirmation has prompted a mixed response from customers throughout the US.
Some have joked on social media that they won’t miss receiving junk mail or bills for just one day.
But others have complained that the non-delivery day will upset older Americans relying on the service to provide vital medication.
Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021.
But before then, the holiday was already celebrated in several different states.
EXCLUSIONS
Although USPS confirmed the 24-hour stoppage, there are some exclusions.
USPS said in an operational report, “Juneteenth is a non- widely observed holiday, which means that many businesses are open and producing outgoing mail.
“There will be no regular delivery service except for holiday premium priority mail express and holiday same day package delivery.
“Retail services will not be available, except in those facilities normally open on this holiday.
“Post offices should provide post office box access for customers.”
All I get is bills anyway
USPS customerThe report also advised, “This Juneteenth holiday presents an opportunity to consolidate and compress plant operations to generate savings.
“All offices should carefully review their staffing plans for this holiday and adjust as necessary to meet the needs of their communities.”
Normal postal services will resume on June 20, it said.
FEDEX CONTINUES
USPS also confirmed that, “normal FedEx operations are planned during the Juneteenth holiday period.”
Non-deliveries have long been a source of irritation for USPS customers.
HELD HOSTAGE
One person even complained on Reddit two years ago that their undelivered package was “being held hostage” at their local post office.
Reactions on social media to postal workers having a day off prompted one customer to joke, “All I get is bills anyway.”
But a disgruntled person on the lack of delivery on the holiday was “really annoying and unsettling!” And one concerned citizen said, “Older people need their meds and depend on them.”
Juneteenth explained
Juneteenth is the holiday to celebrate the date in 1865 when the last enslaved people in America were freed, and slavery ended.
It originated in Galveston, Texas, and recognized the day Union General Gordon Granger rode to the city and told slaves of their emancipation in 1865.
Although it only became nationally recognised as a holiday in 2021, it was a state holiday in several places before then.
The first state to mark the occasion as a holiday was Texas in 1980, and by 2008, almost half US states observed it as a holiday.
While not every state marks it as a paid holiday, Juneteenth has risen in recognisability in recent years.
It was made a federal holiday by Joe Biden in 2021.
A total of 27 states recognise it as a paid day, including Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Texas.
Juneteenth often causes a lot of disruption to public services, with most major banks often shutting down for the entire day.
Juneteenth has not always received full support however, with right wing commentator Candace Owens brandishing the holiday as “lame” and a Democratic move to “repackage segregation”.
However, Juneteenth has had powerful backers in the past, including Donald Trump.
He has claimed previously that he was the reason Juneteenth has become so famous, stating that he had done “something good” by spotlighting the day.
Another applauded the 24-hour closure, saying, “Good. They’re useless half the time anyway.
“Can’t keep track of packages; packages arrive missing contents with the box taped and ripped. Getting to be as bad as FedEx.”
A person complained, “Just like they need another paid holiday, that’s why we have to pay so much for postage.”
However, another pointed out, “Yep, because it’s a government job and Juneteenth is recognized as a federal holiday.
“Not that hard to understand if you just do a little research.”
A fellow USPS customer agreed, saying, “Very proud that Juneteenth is getting the holiday status it deserves.”
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