Revered for his tireless campaigning and marches across the South in the 1950s and ’60s, Dr. Martin Luther King helped end racial segregation in America’s workplaces, on public transportation, and in schools by demanding racial equality across America.
This culminated in King delivering the inspirational and iconic “I Have a Dream” speech to a crowd of over 250,000 at the National Mall in Washington D.C.
this work was finally fully recognized when his birthday was approved as a federal holiday in 1983, although all 50 states only recognized it as a state government holiday in 2000.
MLK is observed annually on the third Monday of the first month, which means that Martin Luther King Jr. day 2022 will arrive on January 17.
but with many businesses closed on federal holidays, some people may be confused as to whether post offices will still deliver mail normally in martin luther king jr. day 2022.
Read on to find out if the United States Postal Service (USPS), UPS, and FedEx will be operating during the Martin Luther King Jr. event. of this year. day.
newsweek has contacted all three for comment.
usps hours at martin luther king jr. day
according to the usps site, in observance of dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, postal service facilities will be closed for retail transactions on Monday, January 17, which means there will be no residential or commercial deliveries.
however, although there will be no regular mail service, urgent priority mail is delivered every day of the year, which means that the most urgent items can still be delivered normally on mlk day.
Normal delivery and collection times are expected to resume on Tuesday, January 18.
oops hours on martin luther king jr. day
based on the ups 2022 holiday operating schedule, customers can expect normal hours for mlk day 2022.
this includes services such as domestic ground, air and international, ups stores, ups forwarding and critical ups express, all will be open for business as usual.
fedex hours at martin luther king jr. day
Fedex’s holiday shipping schedule also confirms that the postal service will be in almost fully regular operation on January 17, 2022.
so while home delivery, fedex office and fedex custom critical will be open as usual on mlk day, customers should note that fedex express and ground economy will operate a “modified service”, which which means that customers are encouraged to check with their local branches before the federal holiday.
us federal holiday schedule uu. 2022
Note that if a federal holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the government may observe it on another day, such as Christmas 2022.
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