The president of the country's largest postal workers union warned Friday that cost cuts could exacerbate mail delays at a time when states are preparing for increased use of absentee and mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"One aspect of these changes that may be difficult for employees is that – temporarily –we may see mail left behind on the workroom floor or docks... which is not typical," the memo, which the APWU shared with USA Today, reads.Marti Johnson, a spokesperson for the Postal Service, said in an emailed statement that the system is a"financially unsustainable position" and that its leadership is"vigorously focusing" on efficiency.
Story continuesDimondstein said the changes in policy are directly responsible for the unprecedented delays, and anticipates that it will erode the public's trust in the USPS if left unchecked. Dimondstein said that under normal circumstances, mail-in voting is an air-tight system, despite President Donald Trump's recent attacks on it.
"We've been doing vote by mail for generations," Dimondstein said. "This idea that voting by mail is fraudulent is a fraud. It's very protected and reliable and private. We're concerned about anything that will slow down the mail, which affects everything we do." The change in procedures that is causing delays was put in place by Louis DeJoy – a top donor for Trump – who took over as CEO and postmaster general this month.
This is really really sad!!!! Voter suppression comes in many forms. BIDEN2020 VotetRumpOut
this will be a huge cluster bomb
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