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Showing Original Post only (View all)Biden inherited a USPS crisis. Here's how Democrats want to fix it. [View all]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/06/usps-biden-democrats-dejoy/
The nations mail service is slower and more erratic than its been in generations, via the confluence of an abrupt reorganization and pandemic-era anomalies that has fueled demands for reform and fundamentally different ideas on how to achieve it.
On one side is Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who, with the backing of the U.S. Postal Services governing board, is expected as soon as next week to outline a new vision for the agency, one that includes more service cuts, higher and region-specific pricing, and lower delivery expectations.
But congressional Democrats are pressing President Biden to install new board members, creating a majority bloc that could oust DeJoy, a Trump loyalist whose aggressive cost-cutting over the summer has been singled out for much of the performance decline. The fight over the agencys future is expected to be fraught and protracted, leaving Americans with unreliable mail delivery for the foreseeable future.
Meanwhile, customers are fuming on social media and to postal workers about late holiday packages and days-long delivery gaps. Only 38 percent of nonlocal first-class mail arrived on time in late December, compared with 92 percent in the year-ago period, according to data reported in federal voting lawsuits. The agency has not disclosed performance data in 2021.
The nations mail service is slower and more erratic than its been in generations, via the confluence of an abrupt reorganization and pandemic-era anomalies that has fueled demands for reform and fundamentally different ideas on how to achieve it.
On one side is Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who, with the backing of the U.S. Postal Services governing board, is expected as soon as next week to outline a new vision for the agency, one that includes more service cuts, higher and region-specific pricing, and lower delivery expectations.
But congressional Democrats are pressing President Biden to install new board members, creating a majority bloc that could oust DeJoy, a Trump loyalist whose aggressive cost-cutting over the summer has been singled out for much of the performance decline. The fight over the agencys future is expected to be fraught and protracted, leaving Americans with unreliable mail delivery for the foreseeable future.
Meanwhile, customers are fuming on social media and to postal workers about late holiday packages and days-long delivery gaps. Only 38 percent of nonlocal first-class mail arrived on time in late December, compared with 92 percent in the year-ago period, according to data reported in federal voting lawsuits. The agency has not disclosed performance data in 2021.
Republican efficiency is breathtaking. I think America has seen enough of how Republicans have "fixed" mail delivery times and service since DeJoy slashed and burned his way through this American institution that people depend on. There's no denying it.
Lots of graphs and more details at the link.
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Biden inherited a USPS crisis. Here's how Democrats want to fix it. [View all]
IronLionZion
Feb 2021
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Keeping my fingers crossed that congressional democrats can get Biden to move on appointing new
iluvtennis
Feb 2021
#21
Then fire him for cause/have him prosecuted for interfering with mail delivery
questionseverything
Feb 2021
#31
Then fire the board first but if dejoy is arrested he can hardly serve
questionseverything
Feb 2021
#38
The one at the postal museum in DC is often pretty empty and open on weekends
IronLionZion
Feb 2021
#12
That's because DeJoy junked sorting machines which process letters (and ballots!).
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#17
Packages are the growing business. First class and Marketing Mail are declining
Klaralven
Feb 2021
#16
A good start would be rescinding the prefunding that Susan Collins fought for
Ruby the Liberal
Feb 2021
#18
Republicans have, as JFK might put it, Southern efficiency and Northern charm
sandensea
Feb 2021
#25