2 chapters across the catalog
Delays in international mail delivery are attributed to the privatization of European postal services and inefficiencies in the global system. A personal anecdote involves a shipment of No Agenda Chocolates from Frankenmuth that sat in a post office long enough for mice to damage the packaging. The reliability of the United States Postal Service is compared to international counterparts.
US Postal Service, Internal Dismantling and UN Labor Standards
Mail carriers report that the US Postal Service is being "dismantled from the inside" to transition toward an Amazon-like gig model without long-term benefits. The discussion also touches on the International Labor Organization (ILO), a UN agency that sets global labor standards. The hosts criticize these international bodies for attempting to impose "sustainable development goals" on private corporations.
