You've Got Less Mail: The Postal Service Is Suffering Amid The Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

You've Got Less Mail: The Postal Service Is Suffering Amid The Coronavirus

NPR  

You've Got Less Mail: The Postal Service Is Suffering Amid The Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP Updated at 10:58 a.m. The $2 trillion emergency bill approved by Congress last month included a $10 billion loan for the Postal Service, but Connolly, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, says that's not what the agency needs. "Even in ordinary times, there's 1.2 billion packages of medicine," and "just about all" of the VA's medicines go through the Postal Service. Congressman Connolly says the next coronavirus rescue bill should provide a cash infusion of $25 billion to the Postal Service and forgive the agency's debts, which House Democrats had pressed for but failed to get in the last funding package, after objections by Senate Republicans and the White House.

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Royal Mail publishes list of 28 Covid blackspots where staff shortages mean post not being delivered
3 years, 11 months ago

Royal Mail publishes list of 28 Covid blackspots where staff shortages mean post not being delivered

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Royal Mail has published a list of 28 areas suffering …

Trump says COVID-19 aid stalled over funds for US Postal Service
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump says COVID-19 aid stalled over funds for US Postal Service

Al Jazeera  

The United States Postal Service may be critical for a successful November election, but budget shortfalls and an unwillingness to assist from President Donald Trump could put polls in danger. USPS already faced questions over how it would handle the expected spike of mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic, but several operational changes imposed by new Postmaster General Louis …

Postal Service emerges as flash point heading into election
4 years, 4 months ago

Postal Service emerges as flash point heading into election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Mail piling up. The new policies have angered lawmakers from both parties and drawn criticism from former President Barack Obama, who said the current administration is “undermining the Postal Service in an election that’s going to be dependent on mail-in ballots.” DeJoy has been the target of multiple letters from members of Congress who have called on the …

Postal Service loses $2.2B in 3 months as virus woes persist
4 years, 5 months ago

Postal Service loses $2.2B in 3 months as virus woes persist

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. But the new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, disputed reports that his agency is slowing down election mail or any other mail and said it has “ample capacity to deliver all election mail securely and on time” for the November presidential contest, when a significant increase in mail-in ballots is expected. While not acknowledging widespread complaints by …

Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting
4 years, 5 months ago

Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Mail deliveries could be delayed by a day or more under cost-cutting efforts being imposed by the new postmaster general. The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and says employees must adopt a “different mindset” to ensure the Postal Service’s survival during the coronavirus pandemic. If postal distribution centers are running late, “they will …

Mail-in ballots thrust Postal Service into presidential race
4 years, 6 months ago

Mail-in ballots thrust Postal Service into presidential race

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service’s famous motto — “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers” — is being tested like never before, by challenges that go well beyond the weather. Trump has acknowledged larger political calculations are at work, tweeting that expanding vote by mail will “LEAD TO THE END OF OUR GREAT …

Coronavirus: Trump rejects bailout for 'devastated' US postal service
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Trump rejects bailout for 'devastated' US postal service

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Postal Service's decades-long financial troubles have worsened dramatically as the volume of the …

Postal Service forced to keep working despite shortages of cash and protection
4 years, 9 months ago

Postal Service forced to keep working despite shortages of cash and protection

CNN  

CNN — United States Postal Service workers, who are still delivering and sorting mail at distribution centers around the country even as millions of Americans telecommute, are worried that they may not have the protection – or even the funding – they will need to keep delivering mail for months longer. The Postal Service said in a statement that the …

The Postal Service's Surprising Role in Surviving Doomsday
4 years, 9 months ago

The Postal Service's Surprising Role in Surviving Doomsday

Wired  

Congress raised concerns this week that the ongoing Covid-19 crisis—and the resulting “critical fall-off in mail” volumes across the sheltering-in-place country—might bankrupt the United States Postal Service in a matter of weeks. “A halt in Postal Service operations could have grave consequences across the country,” two senior members of the House warned on Monday, saying it could be out of …

CDC: WHAT TO DO HELP STOP CORONAVIRUS' SPREAD
4 years, 9 months ago

CDC: WHAT TO DO HELP STOP CORONAVIRUS' SPREAD

Daily Mail  

Read articles that feature this panel If you want a test you CAN'T have one: HHS Secretary slaps down Donald Trump and says people who hear they have coronavirus have to convince. The Trump administration was set on Wednesday to discuss new restrictions on travelers from European countries to fight coronavirus, as a. Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer blast Donald …

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