APWU president Mark Dimondstein says things haven't 'drastically changed' at the U.S. Postal Service as a result of DeJoy's directive.
that “nothing has changed” as a result of DeJoy’s directive, and the delays have resulted in so much mail getting backed up at some mail facilities that workers “can’t even walk down the aisles.”that the ongoing delays have resulted in some postal customers receiving notifications that their packages are being held at post offices “at the request of the customer”—even if they didn’t request them—causing them to visit post offices in person despite fears about the pandemic.
“And mail that’s ready to go that day ought to be going that day.”DeJoy has repeatedly defended his changes to the agency and his refusal to completely reverse them, telling congressional lawmakers that reinstalling removed sorting machines is “not needed,” changes to remove sorting equipment predate his tenure, he has not made changes to overtime—despite a reportedthat says otherwise—and that his cost-cutting measures are necessary to address the USPS’s “dire” financial condition.
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