The thinning ranks are burning out and mail service is lagging, union officials say, as letter carriers often work 60- to 80-hour, seven-day weeks.
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Plan to replace aging U.S. postal truck fleet delayed by lawsuit
The Postal Service’s aging fleet of trucks is soldiering on even as a contract for greener replacement vehicles is being challenged.
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Senate OKs Biden nominees to postal board amid mail changes
Five of the board’s nine members are now Democratic appointees as the U.S. Postal Service seeks to raise postage rates at the end of August.
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Postal Service looks to raise price of 1st-class stamp to 58 cents
The Washington Post reports that the price hikes also are being accompanied by hundreds of layoffs of ‘management-level employees.’
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Our View: DeJoy’s plan would hobble Postal Service
The agency needs a strategy for success, not this recipe for failure.
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Weary postal workers hope Biden will bring new tone, change
The pandemic-depleted workforce, including in Maine, fell further into a hole during the holiday rush, leading to long hours and a mountain of delayed mail.
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Unparalleled volume near holiday adds long delays to shipping
U.S. Postal Service officials say carriers are working well into the night on most days to deliver an unprecedented volume of packages before Christmas.
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Maine postal workers renew calls to stop service cuts, pass relief funding
Postal labor leaders warned Tuesday that embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is steaming ahead with cost-cutting measures that will reduce service across the country.
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If you didn’t mail your absentee ballot today, here’s what to do next
With Election Day only 7 days off, officials warn that any ballots mailed after Oct. 27 night not be received in time to count.
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Another judge joins those ordering Postal Service to end cuts that delay mail
The Maine attorney general was among those joining Pennsylvania in the lawsuit.