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Some critics hoped President Joe Biden would fire Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, but a president can’t do that.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service’s stretch of challenges didn’t end with the November general election and tens of millions

American Postal Workers Union president Mark Dimondstein told AP in an interview out Sunday he hopes President Biden makes “bold appointments” that reshape the U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors.The big picture: The USPS' workforce — which was already beleaguered after having to process millions of mail-in votes during the 2020 election — fell "further into a hole during the holiday rush, leading to long hours and a mountain of delayed mail,"...

The American Postal Workers Union provided WUSA 9 with data showing a sharp drop in on-time performance ratings for first-class mail from January to December 2020.

USPS mail truck. Image-Public Domain A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would scrap an onerous 2006 mandate requiring the U.S. Postal Service to prefund retiree benefits decades in advance, an obligation that’s been blamed for the beloved mail agency’s financial woes—which Republicans have readily used to justify recent attacks on the institution. “It’s an unnecessary burden that is jeopardizing its financial health. This is an easy fix...

‘There’s no end to this’: Mail slowdown continues under Trump-era honcho PennLive.com 2/2/2021 Wallace McKelvey, pennlive.com © in Susquehanna Twp.\rDecember 11, 2009.\rDan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com/pennlive.com/TNS Gary Stevens of Newberry Twp. processes mail at the U.S. Postal Service Harrisburg processing and distribution center on Crooked Hill Rd Bills, legal documents and packages are still getting held up in the morass that is the U.S. Postal Service as ma...

Tom Williams/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Some advocates want President Biden to appoint new members to the Postal Services board of governors, who could then replace Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. Tom Williams/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Updated on Feb. 2 at 4:40 p.m. ET Its been a rocky few months for the U.S. Postal Service. Numerous lawsuits were filed over the post offices handling of ma...

Its been a rocky few months for the U.S. Postal Service. Numerous lawsuits were filed over the post offices handling of mail-in ballots during Novembers elections. Then came the holiday season, and customers became frustrated by backlogs that meant their Christmas cards and packages werent delivered until January. Among those frustrated is Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., who says cards his office sent to constituents on Dec. 1 are still arriving at homes in his district. Pascrell says enough is en...

Help Save Peoples World The economic crisis has hit Peoples World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. N.J. Rep Pascrell to Biden: Fire Trump-named postal board January 26, 2021 9:21 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg Rep. Bill Pascrell, Democrat of N.J., is demanding that the Postmaster be held accountable for almost destroying the Post Office in the leadup to the 2020 elections. | Lauren...

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? Postal workers saw us through 2020 at enormous cost to their own health and safety. “The USPS carried out its mission despite more than 23,000 postal employees testing positive for COVID-19 and tens of ...