Postal Workers Union head confirms slowdown of postal service

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“Something definitely changed at the post office,” President of the American Postal Workers Union Mark Diamondstein says. “A few weeks ago, the new postmaster general put in some policies that we don’t think can do anything but slow down mail.”

 

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rolandsmartin My dogs flea meds are being held up.

AuthorKimberley Take him out of the picture! Now now now! That’s totally legal, Sargeant at Arms has the authority! It’s in the Constitution!

rolandsmartin Trump is talking to putin to find ways to delay, or disrupt the election, an republican play the patriots act.

Welp i was expecting a package from amazon yesterday. Was being delivered by usps. Was out for delivery but never came. Said there was a delay. Who knows when it will come. Not good for usps or amazon

Yet Congress does nothing leaving fiscally irresponsible demands on USPS. Funny how Congress creates problems then acts as if it's everyone else fault. The sheeple follow.

Can we sue?

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Yep. My mom in law confirms. The new policies save no time, no money. They have actually made their job harder and now people are being rude to carriers because they think it's their fault the mail and esp packages are delayed. The nightmare is real inside the PO.

So how many people still get unemployment and Social Security checks by mail?

Fake news

Yup, USPS is a complete and utter mess! Big Q SenateGOP SenTomCotton realDonaldTrump if USPS is charging to ship mail etc.. then why do they get extra tax $$? Sounds like a gov mafia

The USPS is infected with the TrumpVirus

Class action lawsuit folks, come on. Mail in pharmacies should join.

'Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds'(Except for the Trump Administration). -United States Postal Service creed

Shocker...union workers being slow...

The more people who are eligible to vote do so, the more likely Trump will lose. And Trump knows it.

Sounds felonious

We have three seniors who rely on our packages and they have been slower and slower and and slower. This is not a test. This is really happening and no one is stopping them.

'Nothing except slow down mail'

ltgrusselhonore The Civil War never ended—the Confederacy won its latest battle by electing Trump.

ramblinrosie57 You only needed to go to boots on the ground for that info.

shadetreader Hopefully small businesses that depend on USPS to ship their packages will remember this come November. This bullshit is hurting their customer relations. I have an Etsy shop and a had a few 2 day priority packages take 2 weeks to arrive.

fred_guttenberg Please justify these choices made by the man Trump put in charge of the Post Office RepKinzinger. If you cannot, you must hold the people attacking our democracy accountable. Do you job and do the right thing. TraitorsSupportTraitorTrump

This is not just to slow it down they will also manipulate the voting results.HouseDemocrats SpeakerPelosi RepAdamSchiff RepSwalwell you guys can’t afford not to do something!!

They are overwhelmed by Amazon!

fred_guttenberg MOST RIGGED ELECTION IN HISTORY! LAUGHING STOCK!!

Raise prices to cover full cost.

Trump is stealing the election right before our eyes.

Mail can’t get any slower.

All I can say if you’re a Trump Hater is .... Eat D!k ! Blame your Democrats for pushing the Already Known Fraudulent Mail in Voting. Don’t believe me or your Favorite PSsY Democrat, BELIEVE HISTORY ! It Doesn’t Lie But Democrats Do 😂

mcgT The fix is in. Trump is going to install himself as kind and his Beavis and Butthead sons as princes. We are doomed to their idiocy for the rest of our lives.

Slow down votes that crooked Democratic Party, wants before first debate. You go low we go high LOL

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3 prongs for Trump's re-election: --a gutted U.S. Postal Service, to stymie voting by mail --an urban and suburban electorate afraid to gather in crowds to go to the polls --the usual voter suppression tactics (mandatory IDs, closed poll sites in targeted neighborhoods, etc)

He is not gonna stop people from voting- Lies, cheats & trying to steal another election- vote early or bring it to a ballot box. Drive elderly folks to the poles. This dictator needs to go!

Sorry to say this but maybe a walk off or call in sick day is warranted

Goddamn people don’t piss off the mailmen. Going Postal is an expression for a reason and all we need is another Berkowitz running about.

The USPS is one is the best things that this country had going for. Reaching everybody in this country when nothing else does; for a publicly traded company with some support of tax dollars, is a staple of American enterprise and service to its citizens. Keep on keeping on ✌.

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Our post office was something we could rely on. This move was deliberately designed to slow it all down and drive people to use other much more expensive,’reliable’ services - ones the postmaster himself is heavily invested in. CORRUPTDEJOY

Al_Solzhenitsyn We used to get our mail at 9:30am. Now we are lucky to get it by 1:00 and it often comes at 3:00!

Then fix it you got 3 dang months

Yea, USPS can’t get any slower than it is now.

Republicans hate Americans.

JamesIsaak2 Did you know that you can completely cover an envelope with postage stamps as long as the addresses can be seen clearly? I used to send greeting cards like this to my grandkids when they were young. :) You have to put the correct postage. There may be a small fee, don't remember.

My mail has definitely slowed down since DeJoy took over the USPS. Still haven’t received my absentee ballot that I applied for online several weeks ago. RepRiggleman timkaine MarkWarner This does seem like a deliberate effort to sabotage the election.

JLSokoloski stealing the mail too, i sent a mail, its lost, it was first class, so no recourse.. tracking shows it got bounced around the initial system.. filed missing mail.. clerk responded to report saying they never received it... bahahahahah, only the USPS union can get away with such

I just registered with Democates abroad, although I have successfully voted by mail for 20 years, so that my ballot will be emailed to me. I'll return it as soon as I get it.

Who was the genius to suggest mail-in voting? I understand DNC-controlled districts have the highest death rate but one failed policy should not lead to another. :/

Letter writing campaign! SavethePO55cents

SAVE THE USPS! I'm all in! 😀

WhirledCitizen_ He meant to say that the demented,sociopathic traitor installed a stooge to cheat all American voters out of their most basic right. It won’t work.

Postal service union supports Biden not Trump. Of course there will be a few lost ballots 😷😊🤣oops!! We don’t care we will break every rule, every law and every standard of decency to get rid of Trump! KeepAmericaGreat FourMoreYears CNNisFAKEnews

How many times have we caught postal workers throwing mail in ditches, over a bridge, cause they didn't want to deliver it. Some employees had it stacked up in their homes. And all that overtime really and you wonder why the postal service is over budget every year.Going bankrupt

PattyCross2160 That’s because the new Postmaster General is invested in several companies ready to take over once the USPS is privatized! Trump planted him in that position for that reason.

😱 I won’t get my 7 weekly credit card offers and Value coupons

Puckster1955 It's called sand bagged by a dirt bag.

GreatDismal 😡😾👿😤

Amazon Seller forums are full of sellers complaining shipments are being held up to customers. The USPS has been hijacked for trumps election cheating.

Yes. By breaking the US Postal Service, the Trump administration aims to prevent our votes from being counted. This is how American democracy ends. Call your representatives. America, take action now to stop the theft of our electoral process or we're over.

What if someone like Amazon and FedEx stepped up to handle mail in ballots?

JoeMyGod Wtf! Now all the third party mail delivery services don’t look as sub par. I always had faith in USPS. The only mail delivery service affiliated with the U.S. government. Now FedEx DHL and UPS even seem more official. Maybe the executive branch of government is the prob....

They know the current postmaster is a toady so just refuse to follow the policies and don't slow down mail.

BlueGhost40_

They are trying to cheat because he has been abysmal as president.

SaveThePostOffice

JoeHeim Make them work for HRC?

JoeHeim Haven’t got my mail in two days

Why isn’t what 45 attempting to do considerered tampering w the USPS, and a federal offense. Find the law that stops him from doing this!!!

By putting in protective measures at the USPS to help catch the 1000's of fraudulent Mail In Ballots, you want to play your silly games with your accusations? Pathetic.

Is this a federal offense? Genuine question.

This timeline aligns with my package deliveries being delayed and the tracking is showing the usual delivery and then it's late... some by days on priority pkgs. I do ebay and ship with usps. I'm getting complaints and this explains why.

American press and media need to start calling for Trump's resignation NOW!!! How far does your country need to fall before saying enough is enough? It will be unrecognizable by November!!! TrumpResignNow TrumpResignNow TrumpResignNow TrumpResignNow TrumpResignNow

We mailed an absentee ballot to Michigan from NY last week and it took 5 days. They emailed us when it was received!

right before election? joy placed by trump? it's 'building ground for trump to stand on for 'trouble' in November...

marcia_bouchard SaveThePostOffice EliminateLouisDeJoy By any means necessary.

This explains a lot. i ordered something it was sent july 9th i tracked it it went to three places & stayed in each sport at least 3-4 days. just received it aug 5th .To where it should of been here within a week

LetHerSpeak

Where do we sign on to a lawsuit to sue the trump administration over this?

ajgma Considering that many Americans are still getting their bills and other vital information through USPS , throwing undelivered mail on the floor is interfering with US mail. The Trumptard who ordered this & anyone who follows this needs to be charges with federal crime.

Voter suppression, here we go.

Every ballot not delivered on time to be counted should result in the local post office manager being charged with ballot theft.

Vote early, vote in person. The totals need to be overwhelming on election night, not a week later. If you’re genuinely at risk, vote by mail but if you can chance a trip to the grocery you can probably do the same to vote.

ReallyMarcia I’ve got about 5 packages I’m still waiting on omfg 😭

And yet, Louis DeJoy is a trustee and honoree of elonuniversity as a man of integrity. Is this their idea of honorable behavior? Late meds, checks, papers. Millions will be hurt by this. Elon is good w/ this? He needs to leave the board. FridayNightMassacre

Knowing full well union won't strike around ballots.

the post office not don GOP party games need to end here

LouisDeJoyIsGoingToPrison2021

KamiCourtL007 Why don't we vote on a referendum to make it illegal for republicans to vote. They are doing everything they can to keep us from voting. I think it's fair. They started it, we can finish it!

MsMariaT Serious question: WHY IS DeJoy NOT BEING REMOVED? This trumpy flunky doesn't get to destroy the USPS at Trump's [Putin's] whim! This cannot stand. DeJoyMustGo!

With a system that is billions of dollars in debt and makes foolish deals with companies like Amazon something needs to change

octoberskeye I've been receiving only a couple of days a week for a long time now.

Voter suppression is an assault against American freedom and our democracy. We have the right to fight this. revolution is coming

authenticreel There is already a slowdown. Packages from companies I have ordered from for years are giving me arrival dates the have always been spot on. As of last week packages came 3-4 days later than the company’s arrival dates.

If post office fails I’m not paying taxes.

They have gotten themselves billions in debt over decades. I blame previous presidents for this situation. They should privatize the postal service to compete with UPS and Fed Ex.

ordered stamps usually takes a couple of days to get them been waiting...going on 4 weeks not good

The DNC is so desperate that they are going to have to cheat with mail in ballots. According to Joe Biden the minority vote doesn’t have to think for itself to the point where he doesn’t have to worry about them voting for him.

USPS® Coronavirus Updates: Expected Delivery Changes USPS products and packages may require more time to be delivered due to limited transportation availability as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 impacts. Apr 17, 2020•FAQ

Democrats read the United states post office website. This posted april 2020

Because they’re setting it up to cheat in November obvio

Baloney...if you can stand in line for groceries, buying liquor, going to Walmart, home depot or shopping you can stand on line for voting...THEYRE THE SAME THING.. if I r a high risk person...request an absentee ballot.. THIS IS MORE MSNBC FAKE NEWS msnbcfakenews

This is a disgusting and outrageous dismantling of the top and most important service Americans rely on. Enough is enough. Trump must resign.

Announced April 2020 on post office website. USPS products and packages may require more time to be delivered due to limited transportation availability as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 impacts. Apr 17, 2020•FAQ

Post office announced this on their website April 2020. Not new.

What are Democrats going to DO about it beyond talk?

Sorry mark but the do call leader's are slowing down the mail,

Budders84 Trump is still going to lose

iambrandondiehl Yeah on purpose. That has to be a crime.

rhill41 This is what I hear from the person I know that works at PO in Wisconsin.

Disregard the policies... steamrolll ahead!!!

Our deliveryman told us, PO staff instructed to hold mail 2-3 days. No delivery on Tuesdays /Saturdays. If our deliveryman isn't assigned to us on a certain day, the mail isn't delivered, but we could go to the PO to pick up our mail-- I guess also sort it.

Fire the post master general !

C’mon, man....

I was told 2-5 week delays on ALL deliveries. Unacceptable. Starting to use only UPS and FedEx now and I spend about $35,000 a year with USPS usually.

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Rigging the election.

The mail is already slow lol

Do you think mail in voting is subject to fraud?

Its call TrumpVirusCatastrophe

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Seems pretty normal. Nothing to see here.

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