Sorting & Delivery Centers (S&DCs)

The USPS is consolidating plants, relocating carriers, doing site visits for new S&DCs and EV hubs, deploying self-service machines, and reviewing clerk staffing at post offices.

The APWU has won a grievance concerning the implementation of the Sorting & Delivery Center in Utica, NY.

The new S&DC network “will optimize delivery in the busiest markets” with same- and next-day delivery, but those who live outside of those areas won’t get the same benefit.

About 18 S&DCs will launch in February 2024, and a dozen processing centers could soon see operations consolidated to an RPDC. Meetings will be held next week for the first four P&DC consolidations.

The USPS is carefully controlling the flow of information, but here’s an overview of what we’ve been told and what can be gleaned from it, along with some speculation about which facilities will be impacted and how.

A couple of weeks ago, the Postal Service shared a presentation with the management associations and unions showing the implementation status of the Sorting & Delivery Center plan as of May 4, 2023. According to the presentation, 18 S&DCs will be launched in June and September of this year. With the half dozen S&DCs that have already been established, there … Read More

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