WASHINGTON — Mail deliveries could be delayed by a day or more under cost-cutting efforts being imposed by the new postmaster general. The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and says employees must adopt a"different mindset” to ensure the Postal Service’s survival during the coronavirus pandemic.
The memo cites deep revenue losses from a decadelong decline in mail deliveries that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and says an overdue “operational pivot” is needed to ensure the agency's health and stability. Bills approved by the Democratic-controlled House would set aside $25 billion to keep the mail flowing, but they remain stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate. Congress has approved a $10 billion line of credit for the Postal Service, but it remains unused amid restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the Postal Service in a double crisis, said Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union, which represents more than 200,000 postal workers and retirees. “Trump and his cronies are openly seeking to destroy the post office during the worst public health crisis in a century,'' Pascrell said. With states increasingly relying on voting by mail to continue elections during the pandemic, destabilizing the Postal Service not only threatens the economy and the jobs of 600,000 workers, but is also"a direct attack on American democracy itself,'' Pascrell said.
Remember the days when the boss wanted to see the business succeed? I think this one just wants to gut the USPS
Trump's de-funding a necessary US institution because he falsely thinks it will jeopardize his chances of winning an election he's going to lose anyway. Can you imagine de-funding the USPS
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