News | Politics & Elections USPS’s DeJoy Gives Himself an “A” and Asks for More Funds to Further Slow Mail An inspector general found Postmaster General Louis DeJoy imposed policy changes without considering potential impacts. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 12, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Black Families Have a Major Stake in the Postal Service’s Future USPS has long been a major source of good middle-class jobs for Black workers. By Sarah Anderson , Scott Klinger , Brian Wakamo , Inequality.org February 26, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Biden Postal Board Nominees Urged to Push for Removal of Postmaster General DeJoy's tenure has been characterized by declines in Postal Service performance and accusations of deliberate sabotage. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Cori Bush Grills Postmaster DeJoy About USPS’s Board of “Millionaire White Boys” The board is currently made up of six white men, but new picks by Joe Biden may change that soon. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Plans to Roll Out Slower Mail, Higher Prices New details of the proposal intensified pressure on Biden to take decisive action before DeJoy inflicts any more damage. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 14, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor New Bill Scraps Mandate Forcing USPS to Prefund Pensions Decades in Advance The Bush-era mandate has been blamed for the mail agency's financial woes. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 3, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor UPS and Postal Service Workers Struggle With COVID and High Volume The stresses of the pandemic and holiday season for these workers have thrown into relief the need to build union power. By Alexandra Bradbury , LaborNotes December 20, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Postmaster General DeJoy Defies Federal Judge as Mail-In Ballots Surge for Biden Some 300,000 ballots remain a matter of dispute, as does their potential impact on the presidential election. By Harvey Wasserman , Truthout November 5, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Experts Warn More Than 1 Million Mail-In Ballots Could Be Rejected in 2020 Races Rejected ballots could end up swinging close races. By Igor Derysh , Salon October 31, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Insufficient COVID Protections for Postal Workers Pose Threat to Mail-In Voting Postal Service employees are not being tested nor receiving temperature checks despite facing obvious health risks. By Maryam Jameel & Ryan McCarthy , ProPublica September 20, 2020 Truthout