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Lucas Corbin reporter  In 2018, budget disagreements in Congress forced the federal government to shut down, causing a substantial portion of government employees, like NASA scientists, FDA inspectors, Border Patrol, and TSA staff, to either work without pay or be furloughed. Some agencies, like the Department of Defense and Department of Education which are independent…

After criticism over plans to buy new gas-powered delivery trucks, the U.S. Postal Service has committed to creating one of the country's largest electric vehicle fleets.

WASHINGTON—Approximately 100 rail workers and their union and congressional allies vowed at a Capitol Hill rally Dec. 13 to continue fighting for paid sick leave, and more broadly against the corporate greed that denied it to them in the contract Congress imposed on workers just days ago. The D.C.

WASHINGTON - Rail workers, plus one top outside union leader, remained irate at the Congress and Democratic President Joe Biden, for short circuiting the collective bargaining process and for pushing a settlement they had rejected. But their targets varied and so did their anger.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has announced plans aimed at stabilizing the struggling agency.

The Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to consolidate the delivery operations at more than 200 post offices and other facilities into large…

The Postal Service is facing pushback on its plans to raise rates, shrink the workforce and consolidate mail processing.

Months after the election highlighted the agency’s problems, delivery times are still falling short of its standards, and a plan to try to shore up its finances could further slow some mail.

Advocates say the USPS fleet of delivery trucks is perfect for conversion to electric vehicles, which would be in line with state and federal climate goals.

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