Read on Twitter
USPS news from just the last few days:
In Friday night massacre, 23 career postal execs were ousted, concentrating power w/ Trump megadonor Postmaster General who also has personal stake in USPS competitors including UPS: https://twitter.com/jameshohmann/status/1291877554828259331
In Friday night massacre, 23 career postal execs were ousted, concentrating power w/ Trump megadonor Postmaster General who also has personal stake in USPS competitors including UPS: https://twitter.com/jameshohmann/status/1291877554828259331
It’s been reported the same Postmaster General is trying to raise the price of ballot mail from the 20 cent bulk rate to 55 cents, which would nearly triple the cost of sending ballots out for states and municipalities.
And all this on the heels of implementing sweeping austerity measures like ending most overtime in some areas, which has led to massively delayed service.
In Philly, for example: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/usps-tracking-in-transit-late-mail-delivery-philadelphia-packages-postal-service-20200802.html
Very glad to see Congressional Dems creating contemporaneous record of DeJoy’s confirming the changes he’s made — but want to see more action. https://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/20200806_Letter_PostmasterDeJoy.pdf
But obviously much much more needs to be done here. Who’s doing good organizing work on the issue? Want to learn more about efforts already underway so pls shout out anything you’re working on!
New and alarming (the excuse for overtime changes was “cost-cutting” which *super* doesn’t fly here): https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1293958681936244736?s=21 https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1293958681936244736
USPS warns it can’t deliver mail ballots on time in Pennsylvania: https://twitter.com/blakehounshell/status/1294077669315956736?s=21 https://twitter.com/blakehounshell/status/1294077669315956736
Another bogus “cost-cutting” effort —> https://twitter.com/daniel_b_rice/status/1294075625939009537?s=21 https://twitter.com/daniel_b_rice/status/1294075625939009537
“Last year alone, the USPS delivered 1.9 billion prescriptions to Americans mailboxes, and nearly 100% of Veterans Affairs prescriptions” https://twitter.com/macfarlanenews/status/1294204221915529216
Some SE DC residents are reporting going 2+ weeks w/out mail. https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/two-weeks-no-mail-in-southeast-dc-neighborhood/65-31535798-3c83-45f8-b0e4-775ce6d6e8f8
I've been cautious about adding to this thread the photos moving around of outside mailboxes being removed -- too hard to verify. But here's one from a NYT reporter in Manahattan: https://twitter.com/Azi/status/1294254418569953280
